About The Book
A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of La Belle Époque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, who shattered the boundaries of fashion with her magnificently sensual and enchantingly unique design from the USA Today bestselling author of In Royal Service to the Queen.
Lucy Duff Gordon knows she is talented. She sees color, light, and texture in ways few people can begin to imagine. But is the male dominated world of haute couture, who would use her art for their own gain, ready for her?
When she is deserted by her wealthy husband, Lucy is left penniless with an aging mother and her five-year-old daughter to support. Desperate to survive, Lucy turns to her one true talent to make a living. As a little girl, the dresses she made for her dolls were the envy of her group of playmates. Now, she uses her creative designs and her remarkable eye for color to take her place in the fashion world—failure is not an option.
Then, on a frigid night in 1912, Lucy’s life changes once more, when she becomes one of 706 people to survive the sinking of the Titanic. She could never have imagined the effects the disaster would have on her fashion label Lucile, her marriage to her second husband, and her legacy. But no matter what life throws at her, Lucy will live on as a trailblazing and innovative fashion icon, never letting go of what she worked so hard to earn. This is her story.
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My Thoughts
This has so many of the elements I am looking for in a historical fiction book.
Based on true events the author has done plenty of research and made this a fascinating read.
Lucy Duff Gordon married a man who couldn’t be faithful and had a drinking problem. Despite her mother’s objections she divorced him, which caused whisperings and a scandal, but she didn’t care. Left with a young daughter to support she had to do something and put to use her sewing skills she had developed since childhood. She shakes up the world of design in what had been a male dominated world of haute couture. I loved reading about the cut, style, and design of the dresses. I just imagine feeling the lushness of the fabrics and the weight of it in my hands. Such lovely designs. She is a real trailblazer not only as a fashion designer but as a woman going above and beyond what was expected of a woman. In her mind failure was not an option. This is a woman to be admired.
Pub Date 05 Jul 2022
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.
About The Author
Tessa Arlen is the USA TODAY bestselling author of IN ROYAL SERVICE TO THE QUEEN. She lives with her husband and two corgis in the high desert of the Southwest, where she gardens in summer and writes historical fiction in winter.
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