The dressmaker by Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck

[Jenni Wong]

This novel starts out early as a romantic conflict between Valentine and the dressmaker, Claude Reynaud (the hero). It is a journey of admiration a glimpse at the priviledged lifestyles and of the characters. It is about relationships, opposites and moments of insight into the uncertainties of people's emotions and living with the consequences of irreversible decisions.