The Paris seamstress / Natasha Lester.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 435 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780733640001Subject(s): Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction | Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) | Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction | Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction | World War (1939-1945) | 1900-1999 | Novel -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts | Australians -- United States -- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | Young women -- United States -- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | Generational sages | Dressmakers | Fashion designers | Social conditions | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) - Social conditions - 20th century - Fiction | Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction | Historical fiction | Families -- Fiction | Australian fiction | Australian fiction -- 21st century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction | Dressmakers -- Fiction | Australian fiction | World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction | Women dressmakers -- Fiction | Fashion designers -- Fiction | Australians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | Young women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | French -- United States -- Fiction | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction | AustralianGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Australian fiction. | Australian fiction -- 21st century | Australian fiction -- 21st century | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction | Historical fiction. DDC classification: A823.4 LOC classification: PR9619.4.L47 | P37 2018Summary: 1940. Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier. 2015. Australian curator Fabienne Bissette journeys to the annual Met Gala for an exhibition of her beloved grandmother's work - one of the world's leading designers of ready-to-wear clothing. But as Fabienne learns more about her grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and secrets - and the sacrifices made for love.
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"How much will a young Parisian sacrifice to make her mark?"--Cover.
Colour portrait and information on endpapers.
1940. Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier. 2015. Australian curator Fabienne Bissette journeys to the annual Met Gala for an exhibition of her beloved grandmother's work - one of the world's leading designers of ready-to-wear clothing. But as Fabienne learns more about her grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and secrets - and the sacrifices made for love.
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