A review by zuomiriam
The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy

3.0

Still reading through my backlog of Amazon's First Read books - The Dressmaker's Gift was a quick read and, as a whole, both enjoyable to read and eye-opening to the horrific conditions of wartime. My main quip about this novel is that some of the threads feel disparate throughout - yes, the past and the present do come together in the end, but the transitions between the perspectives of characters from the past and that of the character in the present felt a bit awkward/disjointed. Still, I can tell that Valpy has invested a lot of time in striving for historical accuracy, and I appreciate the energy of her prose.