The Dressmakers Secret, Lorna Cook
The Dressmakers Secret, Lorna Cook
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The Dressmaker's Secret

Author: Lorna Cook

Narrator: Imogen Wilde

Unabridged: 13 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 02/03/2022

Synopsis

‘Extraordinary… Brought history alive on the page… Tense and emotional… Sensitive yet brutal…With the most unexpected end that left me breathless. Wow, just wow… Incredible’ 1941, Nazi-occupied Paris: In the glamorous Ritz hotel there is a woman with a dangerous secret… As assistant, lives side by side with German officers in the splendour of The Ritz hotel. She is working for the resistance, right under the Germans’ noses. As occupied Paris becomes more and more dangerous, Adèle will have to decide if she can risk everything to save innocent lives and protect the man she loves… Present day: Now Chloé has come to Paris, to uncover the truth about Adèle’s life. An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking wartime story of the enduring power of love, for fans of  and . ‘… ’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just absolute perfection… … , I was a blubbering mess trying to quickly explain the entire book to my husband while crying’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… I cried… ’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… Fantastic’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… A MUST read. Grab some tissues before you dive in’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A tale of deception, love and endurance… ’ Glynis Peters, author of ‘… ’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… ’ Adrienne Chinn, author of Readers love :

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on February 02, 2022

Adele travels to Paris to find work, she’s an orphan and was raised by nuns in a convent at St. Nazaire, and by chance she becomes Coco Chanel’s private secretary. Due to the threat of another war, Coco closes her fashion house, she sacks all of her seamstresses and Adele’s very lucky to keep her jo......more

Goodreads review by Amy on August 19, 2022

This was a slow climb to four. For much of the first half, I was looking at a solid regular three. Yet another dual timeline, grandchild seeking answers about the war from a secretive grandparent who never told the story of their escapades and sometimes heroism. The grandmother in this variation is......more

Goodreads review by Louise on January 02, 2022

Paris, 1941: As Coco Chanel's assistant. Adele lives side by side with German officers in the splendor of The Ritz Hotel. But Adele has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the Germans noses. Present day: Chloe's grandmother has never spoken about the war and avoids questions abo......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on January 09, 2022

Our Closest Enemies are Within Us A dual timeline with two stories. The story of the Grandmother Adele during WWII and the second story is that of her granddaughter many years later traveling to Paris to escape a recent divorce and hoping to find information on her grandmother and her employer Coco C......more

Quotes

Praise for : ‘A tale of deception, love and endurance…’ Glynis Peters, author of  ‘ of intrigue, love, and the secrets shadowing two disparate women… ’ Adrienne Chinn, author of ‘… … and the twist ending was totally satisfying’ Kathleen McGurl, author of  ‘… The historical detail is astounding… ’ Louise Douglas, author of ‘ of choices made in Occupied Paris’ Gill Paul, author of ‘I was gripped from start to finish… ’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of ‘r that had me living and breathing WW2 Paris. I was absolutely hooked’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop ‘. It’s an intricately, beautifully threaded story that’ Liz Fenwick, author of  ‘…. Make sure you have tissues handy!’ Nikola Scott, author of ‘’ Eleanor Ray, author of ‘. A deftly-told story of love, legacy and loss, ’ Holly Miller, author of

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