The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna Van Praag

The Dress Shop of Dreams

by Menna Van Praag

For fans of Alice Hoffman, Sarah Addison Allen, and Adriana Trigiani, The Dress Shop of Dreams is a captivating novel of enduring hopes, second chances, and the life-changing magic of true love.

Since her parents’ mysterious deaths many years ago, scientist Cora Sparks has spent her days in the safety of her university lab or at her grandmother Etta’s dress shop. Tucked away on a winding Cambridge street, Etta’s charming tiny store appears quite ordinary to passersby, but the colorfully vibrant racks of beaded silks, delicate laces, and jewel-toned velvets hold bewitching secrets: With just a few stitches...Read more

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Sweet magical realism tale of a dress shop and a scientist who is the owners granddaughters Cora, a nearby bookshop is owned by Walt who has an amazing voice and reads every night on the radio, and holds a love for Cora since they were children. The two of them have never acknowledged their love for each other and Walt decides to respond to a letter from one of his fans, not knowing that his manager has been responding to a lot of the letters.

It's nice and I enjoyed it and I would really love to visit the shop.

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