Journal Entry 1 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, November 12, 2011

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Dora is in love with a man who barely notices her, has a job she doesn't care about, and dresses entirely for comfort, not style. All a far cry from her vivid, eccentric childhood, growing up with her beloved grandmother Mimi.

However, when disaster strikes, Dora knows she has no choice but to return to her childhood home and take over running Mimi's vintage clothing shop. And there she makes a surprising discovery - Mimi's been writing stories to accompany every dress she sells. Romantic, heartbreaking tales about each one's secret life before it got to her shop...

Dora starts to matchmake these lonely frocks with new owners, but will the stories help her as well? Trading her boring high street clothes for vintage glamour is one thing. What she needs to know is whether she can trade her safe old life - and love - for something better too. 

Journal Entry 2 by catsalive at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, November 12, 2011

I felt a bit let down by the end of this book. I think I was expecting a bit more, something less superficial. I did enjoy the story and the dresses' stories but the ending seemed hurried and a bit vague.