The Dress in the Window, Sofia Grant
The Dress in the Window, Sofia Grant
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The Dress in the Window
A Novel

Author: Sofia Grant

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/25/2017


Synopsis

A perfect debut novel is like a perfect dress—it’s a “must have” and when you “try it on” it fits perfectly. In this richly patterned story of sisterhood, ambition, and reinvention Sofia Grant has created a story just right for fans of Vintage and The Dress Shop of Dreams.World War II has ended and American women are shedding their old clothes for the gorgeous new styles. Voluminous layers of taffeta and tulle, wasp waists, and beautiful color—all so welcome after years of sensible styles and strict rationing.  Jeanne Brink and her sister Peggy both had to weather every tragedy the war had to offer—Peggy now a widowed mother, Jeanne without the fiancé she’d counted on, both living with Peggy’s mother-in-law in a grim mill town.  But despite their grey pasts they long for a bright future—Jeanne by creating stunning dresses for her clients with the help of her sister Peggy’s brilliant sketches. Together, they combine forces to create amazing fashions and a more prosperous life than they’d ever dreamed of before the war. But sisterly love can sometimes turn into sibling jealousy. Always playing second fiddle to her sister, Peggy yearns to make her own mark. But as they soon discover, the future is never without its surprises, ones that have the potential to make—or break—their dreams.

About Sofia Grant

Sofia Grant has the heart of a homemaker, the curiosity of a cat, and the keen eye of a scout. She works from an urban aerie in Oakland, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Licienne on August 06, 2017

Tough time getting into it took a few chapters before I got a handle on it.....then it was very good....couldn't wait to see what was going to finally happen...and basically "something" happens and then it's basically the end.....HUH? How can "something" happen and 2 months go by and it have a happy......more

Goodreads review by Asheley T. on October 19, 2019

The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant is the story of Jeanne, Peggy, and Thelma who are all trying to make their way in the late 1940’s in post-World War II Pennsylvania. Each of these women has lost someone that they loved during wartime. Jeanne and Peggy are sisters that live with Thelma, Peggy’s......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on January 13, 2025

The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant is the story of three women living together at the end of WW11. That time from 1945 to 1952 when America is recovering from the hardships and losses of the war. Thelma, Peggy and Jeanne are no exception. Both the girls who are sisters have lost men to the war a......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on August 09, 2017

A wonderfully immersive story of women, mothers and sisters, wives and widows, in post Work War II America. Much of what women have achieved in the workforce today is grounded in the trails that were blazed by women during and after World War II, and this wonderfully researched and delicately nuance......more

Goodreads review by Sue on March 19, 2020

Not at all what I expected-it was better! A solid historical novel set in the suburbs of Philadelphia after World War 2. Here's my review: [URL not allowed]......more