The Gown A Novel of the Royal Wedding

Jennifer Robson, Marisa Calin

eAudio - 2018

From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century—Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown—and the fascinating women who made it."Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel."—Sir Winston Churchill on the news of Princess Elizabeth's forthcoming weddingLondon, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fas...hion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's...

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Published
HarperAudio
Language
English
Main Authors
Jennifer Robson, Marisa Calin
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size347 GB
Parts11
ISBN9780062891983
Release Date12/31/2018
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size347 GB
ISBN9780062891983
Release Date12/31/2018