The Wedding Dress Maker

Leah Fleming

Language: English

Publisher: Head of Zeus

Published: Nov 28, 2000

Description:

A warm, compelling historical story of love, loss and triumph. **Yorkshire, 1945:** Netta Nichol lives in the shadow of a terrible disgrace. After bearing a son out of wedlock, Netta was banished from her beloved Galloway to a Yorkshire mill town. **She must stand aside as her son is raised by family back home.** **Bereft and broken-hearted** , Netta finds solace in the quiet pleasure of sewing. Despite the shortages of wartime, she **becomes known for her beautiful wedding dresses** , made with ingenuity and skill. With the help of her dressmaking, Netta begins to win back her self-respect. **But will it be enough to claim back her child?**