The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
About this book
Melissa Dornay is the daughter of a humble dressmaker. When her mother dies, Melissa is offered a home by wealthy Lilian Winterton, but she soon realises Lilian wants an unpaid seamstress. Treated as a servant by the Wintertons, Melissa is befriended by Reenie, a kitchen maid, and they enjoy dressing up in Lilian's cast-off clothes. Wearing finery, Melissa meets handsome young artist James Pennington, but she runs away, frightened he will guess her true status. Scandal follows and Melissa is unfairly thrown out on to the streets. Can the rags of her life be sewn into riches!?
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL19353959W
Subjects
Fiction, family lifeEngland, fictionYoung women, fictionRich peopleRagsScandalsYoung artistsWomen household employeesWomen dressmakersFiction, historical, generalGreat britain, fictionFiction, family life, generalFictionHistorySocial conditions