The Resource The gown : a novel of the royal wedding, Jennifer Robson
The gown : a novel of the royal wedding, Jennifer Robson
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The item The gown : a novel of the royal wedding, Jennifer Robson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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- Summary
- London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 371, 16 pages
- Note
- Includes P.S.: insights, interviews & more ..
- Isbn
- 9780062884275
- Label
- The gown : a novel of the royal wedding
- Title
- The gown
- Title remainder
- a novel of the royal wedding
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Robson
- Subject
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- trueHistorical fiction
- trueEmbroidery
- trueEngland -- History -- 20th century
- trueFamily sagas
- trueFamily secrets
- trueFemale friendship
- trueGrandmother and granddaughter
- trueHistorical fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMen/women relations
- trueRoommates
- trueRoyal houses
- Wedding costume -- Fiction
- trueWedding dress
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueCanada
- trueCanadian fiction
- Elizabeth, II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown
- Summary
- When Heather Mackenzie discovers that the embroidered flowers among her grandmother's possessions are the same pattern from Queen Elizabeth II's wedding gown, she sets out to discover why they were in her possession.
- Award
- Canadian Jewish Book Award, 2019.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10746077
- Cataloging source
- HQD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Robson, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Elizabeth
- Wedding costume
- Women dressmakers
- London (England)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a novel of the royal wedding
- Label
- The gown : a novel of the royal wedding, Jennifer Robson
- Note
- Includes P.S.: insights, interviews & more ..
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 371, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062884275
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1061080291
- Label
- The gown : a novel of the royal wedding, Jennifer Robson
- Note
- Includes P.S.: insights, interviews & more ..
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 371, 16 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062884275
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1061080291
Subject
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueEmbroidery
- trueEngland -- History -- 20th century
- trueFamily sagas
- trueFamily secrets
- trueFemale friendship
- trueGrandmother and granddaughter
- trueHistorical fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMen/women relations
- trueRoommates
- trueRoyal houses
- Wedding costume -- Fiction
- trueWedding dress
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueCanada
- trueCanadian fiction
- Elizabeth, II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- -- Fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueBook Club Best Bets
- trueCanadian Jewish Book Awards: Fiction
- trueQuarantine Reads: Heartwarming Reads
- trueFamily Sagas
- trueRecommended by Halle Eisenman
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