But to the story...Charlotte Malone owns a bridal salon in present day downtown Birmingham (how cool of a job!) . After a quick engagement to Tim, she escapes to an old estate just outside of the city to think. While there she "accidentally" buys a trunk at an auction. The journey of this trunk and what's inside takes on a life of it's own right from the start. In 1912 Emily Canton is left to choose between her betrothed and the love of her life who left to play baseball but returned just before the engagement to reclaim his love. Emily must also choose between the gown, and wedding, that is required of a high class citizen of Birmingham and the one of her dreams, a dress made by an African American during the time when Jim Crow laws ran rampant. God weaves a story of true love and loss through the wedding dress Charlotte finds in the trunk. The story spans decades, even a century before it finds Charlotte. Faith in God and His prefect seems to be ingrained into this simple yet elegant design.
I could just keep going but the story is so good I don't want to tell you more! The story is written from different perspectives of the women. It goes back and forth mainly between Emily and Charlotte with a few other important people in-between. Honestly, I would get so mad when the author switched women! I would get so into the story being told and it would just be getting good! Then she'd dump me back into another era. I guess that's what made the story so captivating. That's what makes you hold onto the book and never want to put it down.
There were a few editing mistakes. In one chapter Emily was the character telling her story and Charlottes name appeared. But I think it was just the ebook copy. I know things get mixed up transferring from print to digital. I sure hope it wasn't missed in the print book!
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Disclaimer: I received this book for free through Booksneeze.com for this review. The opinions expressed are my own.
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