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Apparently these books are worth reading and I like to read, so why not see if they really are that good. Plus summer is like the reading season, right?
#1 The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott
Worth the Read? Yes!
This book had me hooked as soon as I started reading. It's about what happened after the Titanic went down. There's a big controversy of why so many people died that night when there was a lot of room in some of the lifeboats. The main character, Tess, is trying to make a living sewing and designing dresses, and she ends up persuading this world renowned fashion designer into hiring her as a maid on the Titanic. Tess and the designer, Lucille, survive the tragedy, but throughout the rest of the book it's a tense relationship because Lucille was in the lifeboat that was almost empty. Tess has two love interests, so there is a story to it and not just people in court all day trying to figure out what went wrong. I didn't know this until I finished the book, but in the author's note Kate Alcott says that Lucille and these hearings were real life people and events. I'm sure Tess wasn't a real person, but that made the book even cooler that there was some truth to it. I've only heard about the Titanic as the indestructible ship that sunk and most of what I know is from the movie. :) I've never heard of what happened after that night, I never even thought that it would end up as this big case. I think that's what I like about this book, that it gives a different perspective.
#2 Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist
Worth the Read? I have no idea.
I couldn't find this book anywhere... at least for free. I don't like purchasing books that I haven't read in case it's a waste of money. Worth the read is still pending on this one.
Next Time will be A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy. I would be delighted if you choose to read it along with me.
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