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She has written many books on subjects including women’s history, oral history, and Caribbean history. . She is a graduate of the acclaimed creative writing master’s degree program at Royal Holloway, University of London, and now lives in London with her husband, the political scientist Stein Ringen. Mary Chamberlain was born and raised in London. Her book Fenwomen was the first to be published by the feminist Vira

Ada Vaughan is a character to fall in love with: utterly real, flawed, and beguiling.”—Saskia Sarginson, author of The Twins and Without You   “I found myself completely swept up in this tale of love, ambition, and vanity.”—Juliet West, author of Before the Fall   “The Dressmaker’s War is a powerful and gripping tale of longings and dreams, and how a chance meeting that seems to offer the answers and more instead comes with devastating consequences. The world before, during, and after World War II is amazingly well-drawn. This is a gripping story about limits and the haunting, brutal way they can be drawn and redra

many of the outcomes were worse. This book is about one such young woman This book had many twists and turns; some themes were predictable; while others left you speechless. Although not always historically correct ( it doesn't claim to be) it left reader with an understanding of how war affects everyone. Nobody was uneffected by World War II in England; life did not return to . "Very absorbing novel" according to reading junkie. Good grief! Could the young woman in this novel been any more stupid? I had to put myself back into a 17 year old mind to understand why she did the dumb things she did and that's when I was able to begin to grasp why she made the choices she did. However, given the horrific experiences she suffered during. bdoc said wants to better herself. She is duped and pays a terrible. If I could give this book a 5+ I would. I have read many books about this era but not from this perspective. A very naive teenager, wants to better herself. She is duped and pays a terrible price.

  Taken prisoner by the Germans, Ada does everything she can to survive. But after the war, attempting to rebuild her life in London, Ada finds that no one is interested in the messy truths of what happened to women like her. But when war breaks out and Stanislaus vanishes, Ada is abandoned and alone, trapped on an increasingly dangerous continent. This is a gripping story about limits and the haunting, brutal way they can be drawn and redrawn in war.”—Priya Parmar, author of Vanessa and Her Sister  “A thrilling story, brilliantly

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