It’s 2017, Lucile has a fraught relationship with her mother, but she’s devoted to her grandmother, Sylvie. When Sylvie asks her to go to Paris to retrieve a fabulous Dior dress from 1952, she agrees thinking it will be a simple task. The simple task turns into a mystery, and a hunt for missing dresses that could change her life.
In 1952 Alice Ainsley lives in Paris with her new husband Albert, the British Ambassador. Alice has everything, magnificent dresses, jewels, and entree to all the fabulous parties in Paris, but she feels that Albert’s affection has waned. Then a dashing man enters her life and promises complications.
If you love fashion and Paris, this is a book you’ll enjoy. In her search for the missing dresses Lucille visits Paris landmarks and views gorgeous Dior dresses from the 1950s. The author does a good job meshing the story lines from two different eras. I loved the detailed descriptions of Paris and the Dior dresses.
Lucille is a heroine you have to like. As her quest takes her through Paris, she gains self-assurance and competence in solving the mystery of the dresses. Alice is also a good character, but her story is less upbeat than Lucille’s and it was harder for me to get into. This is a good book to curl up with.
I received this book from Berkley Publishing for this review.
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