{"product_id":"0385535589-the_dressmaker","title":"The Dressmaker","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e comes a vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy left in the wake of the tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she's had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be a personal maid on the \u003ci\u003eTitanic's\u003c\/i\u003e doomed voyage. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes. \u003cbr\u003eAmidst the chaos and desperate urging of two very different suitors, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. Tess’s sailor also manages to survive unharmed, witness to Lady Duff Gordon’s questionable actions during the tragedy. Others—including the gallant Midwestern tycoon—are not so lucky. \u003cbr\u003eOn dry land, rumors about the survivors begin to circulate, and Lady Duff Gordon quickly becomes the subject of media scorn and later, the hearings on the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. Set against a historical tragedy but told from a completely fresh angle, \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric delight filled with all the period's glitz and glamour, all the raw feelings of a national tragedy and all the contradictory emotions of young love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomance\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Doubleday","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47601708138686,"sku":"0385535589-4","price":13.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51R49odm3qL._SL500.jpg?v=1780509615","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0385535589-the_dressmaker","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}