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A review by brosepal
The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was my last book of January! This was a dual perspective from the present with Harriet interning at a PR firm in France and from WW2 with Claire working for a fashion house in France. Both stayed in the same apartment above their place of work and it takes you through Harriet learning of her grandmother, Claire’s experience being involved in the resistance during the war.
There were aspects of this book that were really fun to learn about and I really loved Claire’s story as well as those of her friends Vivienne and Mierelle. To be honest, could’ve done without Harriet’s story. It felt like she was just summarizing everything we had read about Claire. There were also parts of the story that just felt too coincidental that it was distracting.
Overall though it was a quick read and I enjoyed it for the most part. I enjoyed discussing this with my college book club - we giggled a lot and had a great discussion.
There were aspects of this book that were really fun to learn about and I really loved Claire’s story as well as those of her friends Vivienne and Mierelle. To be honest, could’ve done without Harriet’s story. It felt like she was just summarizing everything we had read about Claire. There were also parts of the story that just felt too coincidental that it was distracting.
Overall though it was a quick read and I enjoyed it for the most part. I enjoyed discussing this with my college book club - we giggled a lot and had a great discussion.