The Grace Kelly Dress Lib/E

Book info: The Grace Kelly Dress Lib/E (Audio CD, 0 pages) – Graydon House, 2020. Language: English.

"Exactly the type of book I love: charming, smart, and brimming with heart."--EMILY GIFFIN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever WantedOne dress. Three generations of women. A lifetime of love.In Paris, 1958, Grace Kelly's royal wedding dress is still all the rage in fashion circles. Rose, a seamstress at a famous atelier, has just been entrusted with sewing another gown in its image. An orphan, she needs her job to survive. But when Rose finds herself in love with the bride's handsome brother, she must decide what matters most: love or security.Sixty years later, Rocky is thrilled to be marrying the love of her life. He truly is her perfect fit. But there's just one problem: her family's heirloom wedding dress isn't. Rocky knows this admission will break her mother's heart. What she doesn't know is why her mother is so set on the dress--or about the shocking secret that changed her mother's life decades before, as she prepared to wear the dress herself. As the wedding day approaches, the mother-daughter pair will finally confront long-buried heartaches, and it might just be the dress that brings them closer than ever.Life-affirming, heartwarming and timeless, Brenda Janowitz's The Grace Kelly Dress is about the importance of tradition, new and old, and the power of a dress to fulfill even the most impossible of dreams. Editorial Reviews Review

"A charming, heartfelt novel about three generations of women who are connected by the gorgeous gown that each wears on her wedding day. Fast paced and entertaining from beginning to end."

-- "Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

"A poignant and delicious novel about how a dress can define a family, and how family can lovingly reinvent itself."

-- "Laura Dave, author of Eight Hundred Grapes"

"Brenda Janowitz seams together a delicate and beautiful story of family, love, fate, and yes, fashion. I loved it!"

-- "Jamie Brenner, author of Drawing Home"

"Brenda Janowitz writes with extraordinary humor and heart. This is a book that has to be added to your nightstand immediately."

-- "Jane Green, author of The Friends We Keep"

"Brenda Janowitz's gift is understanding and revealing the nuances of complicated families, of love embraced, love lost, and love reclaimed. A seamless intergenerational modern-day fairy tale."

-- "Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author "

"Exactly the type of book I love: charming, smart, and brimming with heart."

-- "Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

"Just like the multi-generational wedding dress of the title: elegant, layered, and utterly original."

-- "Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls"

"This beautiful and poignant novel makes us ponder what invisible threads unite us and what textures will always be our own. A truly wonderful read!"

-- "Alyson Richman, internationally bestselling author "

"You won't be able to put down this story of three generations of women and the fit-for-a-princess dress that binds them. This is Brenda's best book yet!"

-- "Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author" About the Author

Brenda Janowitz is the author of five novels, including The Dinner Party and Recipe for a Happy Life. She is the books correspondent for PopSugar. Brenda's work has also appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Salon, Redbook, and the New York Post. She lives in New York.

Cassandra Campbell has recorded nearly two hundred audiobooks and directed many more. She has been nominated for and won multiple Audie Awards, as well as the prestigious Odyssey Award. She has received numerous starred audio reviews in both Publishers Weekly and Library Journal and more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards. Cassandra was also named a Best Voice by AudioFile for 2009 and 2010.