![]() In the end however, I found the novel an interesting and, for lack of a better word, comfy read. I’ll admit it took me a couple of chapters to get into Robson’s prose, though I can’t entirely express why – the chemistry between reader and author can sometimes be unpredictable, after all. It’s about those embroiderers I mentioned earlier, closely following a year in the lives of these two ordinary working-class women in post-war London, with some flashes forward to Ann’s granddaughter Heather in the present day as she investigates her grandmother’s past. ![]() ![]() But the novel isn’t really about the wedding, either. ![]() ![]() First things first: it’s not the royal wedding you’re thinking of (and no, it’s not that other one either) – Jennifer Robson’s novel takes place primarily during the engagement of Queen Elizabeth (who was a Princess at the time), and follows Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin (not real people, though I checked!), the primary embroiderers for Elizabeth’s wedding gown (a truly elaborate piece of art that involved thousands of work-hours to complete!)Įlizabeth’s betrothal was just as big a deal as the more recent royal weddings, for the record, and stood in as a sign of hope for a country still recovering from World War II. ![]()
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