Book Review of
The Gown
The Gown by Jennifer Robson was published in 2018.
It is perfect for fans of The Crown.
In 1947, London they are suffering through the harshest winter in living memory and had ongoing shortages and rationing. The people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of desperation despite their nation’s recent victory. Among them are embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell who are taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown.
More than half a century later, in Toronto, Canada, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers from her late grandmother. What was her grandmother’s connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin?
This book goes into the workroom and lives of the people who created Queen Elizabeth’s famous wedding dress.
Lynn's Review
If you enjoy shows like the Crown or Downton Abbey, The Gown by Jennifer Robson is a book you will probably love.
After having surgery last fall, I read quite a few fiction books. The Gown was one of them. It was a great book to read while I recovered.
The book is written from multiple points of view during multiple time periods. It is currently popular for historical fiction to be written that way. I don’t always love the multiple time periods, and I actually think it is being overdone in books. However, in this book, I think it worked well.
The writing and character development are well done. It draws you into the story and make you care about the characters and what happens to them. It takes a story about sewing and textiles and makes it interesting. It also gives you a look into what the lives of lower class workers at the time was like.
About Jennifer Robson
Jennifer Robson is a history nerd turned author. She is the best sellling author of seven historical fiction books..