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novellisa22 's review for:
The Keeper of Happy Endings
by Barbara Davis
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
“There are times for holding on in this life and times for letting go. You must learn to know the difference.” ~Esmée Roussel, The Dress Witch
Two women. Two Countries. Similar lives. Eventually, friends.
This was such a wonderful story…but a double edged sword for me.
Soline Roussel is a dressmaker from Paris like her mother and her mother’s mother. They make wedding dresses that are known to be woven with spells of joy. When Hitlers armies invade Paris, Soline volunteers at the hospital where she falls in love with an American Ambulance driver. When things become more dangerous, he sends her to America, where they will be married when he can get there.
Rory Grant is an aspiring artist from an affluent family. She is engaged to be married to her fiancé, “Hux”, when he returns from traveling to Sudan with Doctors without Borders. Her world is upended when she finds out he has gone missing.
With a beautiful piece of property and an idea, Soline and Rory meet…and a friendship blossoms.
With wonderful characters and storylines…this book has it all! Family, Love, Loss, Mother-Daughter relationships, hope and even a little bit of magic.
The double edged sword was that it was a tear jerker. I love a good cry from a book! But this one hit home. I don’t speak with my mother and this one definitely pulled at the heart strings for that. However, like the quote says, “there are times for holding on in this life and times for letting go…you must learn to know the difference.” No truer words have been said or written.
My first 5 star read of 2025…I highly recommend!
Two women. Two Countries. Similar lives. Eventually, friends.
This was such a wonderful story…but a double edged sword for me.
Soline Roussel is a dressmaker from Paris like her mother and her mother’s mother. They make wedding dresses that are known to be woven with spells of joy. When Hitlers armies invade Paris, Soline volunteers at the hospital where she falls in love with an American Ambulance driver. When things become more dangerous, he sends her to America, where they will be married when he can get there.
Rory Grant is an aspiring artist from an affluent family. She is engaged to be married to her fiancé, “Hux”, when he returns from traveling to Sudan with Doctors without Borders. Her world is upended when she finds out he has gone missing.
With a beautiful piece of property and an idea, Soline and Rory meet…and a friendship blossoms.
With wonderful characters and storylines…this book has it all! Family, Love, Loss, Mother-Daughter relationships, hope and even a little bit of magic.
The double edged sword was that it was a tear jerker. I love a good cry from a book! But this one hit home. I don’t speak with my mother and this one definitely pulled at the heart strings for that. However, like the quote says, “there are times for holding on in this life and times for letting go…you must learn to know the difference.” No truer words have been said or written.
My first 5 star read of 2025…I highly recommend!