Yesterday I finished an enjoyable story about three generations of women living their lives and making a wedding dress their own.
The Grace Kelly Dress: A Novel by Brenda Janowitz
This book, which I added to my early 2020 reading list is not as the title claims much “about Grace Kelly” at all. Though the family heirloom dress is initially inspired by Grace Kelly’s dress (as all dresses were at the time supposedly) the story moves back and forth among three periods of time as the dress takes different shapes (literally) to fit the personalities of three women.
And I was pleasantly surprised I liked this book is because I didn’t even wear a wedding dress myself and have not for a second regretted that. Though I can happily watch a “Say Yes to the Dress” marathon. ?? But again contrary to the title, the book isn’t so much about the dress itself but the lives that the women lead that bring them to the point of altering and wearing the dress.
I preferred the older stories more than the modern story, which I’ve found is often the case in books of this format. I think my favorite was the middle generation – the mother of the current bride story. I would be curious to know which story other readers preferred. But one thing this author did well was end each chapter with a dramatic teaser, so I was ready to get back to each story.
All in all an enjoyable read and a good way to pass some time!
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Thank you NetGalley for providing me a download of this book in exchange for an honest review.