Reading this one now to cover both the monthly reading theme and fit into the "colour" themed book ring i joined.

This was an okay book. While I enjoyed the stuff about the fashion industry (especially the quotes at the beginning of each chapter) and absolutely loved the historical tidbits, I found that the love story between Kate and Patrick overshadowed a lot of the history, and that particular love story was so wrought with Catholic guilt and propriety that it bored me stiff.

Chosen from the 'colour' bookring. Thank you!

Kate is a back room couturier, responsible for much of the wardrobe of 'the Wife', First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. She's moved to the US from Ireland but the social values in New York seem sometimes more restrictive than where she's come from, with women not being allowed into certain pubs and pressure for her to settle down with a man even though it would mean giving up the job she loves. As Kate is torn about her future, she becomes more and more obsessed with the Wife, and especially with the pink suit she is making, the one that will be worn on the day of JFK's assassination. Although there's a lot of focus on the fashion industry in this book, which rather passed me by, it's a good story with human and cultural interest.

To the finder, enjoy, and I hope you will write a journal entry so that previous readers will know that this book has been found. It is always a joy to find where it has gone. You can remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining (free with no strings) please consider using greenbadger who released this book, or Lizzy-stardust who registered this book, as your referrer.
I don't get anything from this except for the pleasure of watching my books travel and knowing that they are giving pleasure to others.
Keep the book for as long as you like, and when you are done with it please pass it on to a friend, or set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find as you did. When you pass this book along, please make a release note to let others know where you left it. Thank you.