Harper Albright has
pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes
crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Alabama, and to
Millie, the woman who first taught her to sew. As she rethinks her own
future, secrets long hidden about Millie's past are brought to light.
In
1946, Millie Middleton boarded a train and left Charleston to keep half
of her heritage hidden. She carried with her two heirloom buttons and
the dream of owning a dress store. She never expected to meet a charming
train jumper who changed her life forever . . . and led her yet again
to a heartbreaking choice about which heritage would define her future.
Now,
together, Harper and Millie return to Charleston and the man who may
hold the answers they seek . . . and a chance at the dress shop they've
both dreamed of. But it's not until all appears lost that they see the
unexpected ways to mend what frayed between the seams.
About The Author
Romantic women’s fiction set in the South, and The Dress Shop on King Street is my debut novel. I have a Master’s degree in Creative Writing and enjoy teaching literature and writing courses as an adjunct. I've been an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers for almost decade! When I'm not writing, I'm re-watching You've Got Mail, dreaming of Charleston, and drinking all the English Breakfast tea I can get my hands on.
My Review
From beginning to end this book is a page-turner, and you will not be disappointed.
Millie is a spunky young woman when this story begins and we follow her into her 90's, and what a life she has had. Not many could have withstood the heart aches, but she has hung in there, and we journey with her in deep south Alabama. Hate and prejudice abounds here, but how she deals with it, such grace and a few chuckles.
Millie's heart desire is to open a dress shop and she has a kindred spirit in Harper, a young woman she has know from Harper's childhood on.
There are surprises here, and how the facts unfold, we don't get to see the justice that should have happened, but we get to know Millie.
This is an eye opening, heart wrenching read, that you don't want to miss.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Bethany House, and was not required to give a positive review.
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