![]() ![]() Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. London, 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. Sir Winston Churchill on the news of Princess Elizabeth’s forthcoming wedding “Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel.” ![]() ![]() “ The Gown is marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war.”-Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Networkįrom 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. A Real Simple Best Historical Fiction novels of the year! ![]()
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