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The last dress from Paris / Jade Beer.

Beer, Jade, (author.).

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"The secret is hidden within a collection of Dior dresses.... London, 2017. There's no one Lucille loves more than her grandmother (not even her mother, she's ashamed to say). So when her beloved Granny Sylvie asks Lucille to help secure the return of something that is precious to her, she's happy to help. The next thing she knows, Lucille is on a train to Paris, tasked with retrieving a priceless Dior dress. But not everything is as it seems, and what Lucille finds in a small Parisian apartment will have her scouring the city for answers to a question that could change her entire life. Paris, 1952. Postwar France is full of glamour and privilege, and Alice Ainsley is in the middle of it all. As the wife to the British ambassador to France, Alice's job is to see and be seen-even if that wasn't quite what she signed up for. Her husband showers her with jewels, banquets, and couture Dior dresses, but his affection has become distressingly elusive. As the strain on her marriage grows, Alice's only comfort is her bond with her trusted lady's maid, Marianne. But, when a new face appears in her drawing room, Alice finds herself swept up in an epic love affair that has her yearning to follow her heart...no matter the consequences. Told in alternating timelines, The Last Dress from Paris is a lush, evocative tale of two women's enduring friendship, and explores the ties that bind us together, the threads of our past that give us hope, and the secrets we hold that make us who we are"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593436813
  • ISBN: 0593436814
  • Physical Description: 359 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes readers guide.
Subject: Family secrets > Fiction.
Grandmothers > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Dresses > Fiction.
Husband and wife > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Ray County. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Ray County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

Lucille's grandmother, Sylvie, has a job for her: go to Paris, and track down a dress. Lucille finds Veronique, who has been holding on to a collection of Dior couture gowns, all marked with a small embroidered "A & A," but two are missing. In 1953, Alice Ainsley is in a loveless marriage with Albert, a high-ranking British diplomat in Paris. She attends her first fashion show, and soon she is wearing Dior to host parties at the residence, like the one where she meets Antoine du Parcq. Soon Antoine and Alice are embroiled in an affair, but she can't keep anything hidden from Albert, even with the help of her beloved maid, Anne. Back in the present, Lucille finds the clues to the missing dresses with the help of Veronique and Leon, the handsome grandson of a secondhand shop owner, but one dress remains elusive. Alternating between Alice's seemingly glamorous life and Lucille's search, Beer peels back layers of the story slowly, keeping readers guessing. For fans of fabulous historical settings with a modern parallel narrative.


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