The forgotten seamstress /
Liz Trenow.
- 329 pages ; 21 cm
Interveaves the story of Maria, a seamstress in the royal household of Buckingham Palace, and Caroline Meadows who discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace. Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. When she can't figure out the meaning of the message embroidered into its lining, she embarks on a quest to reveal its mystery.
9781402282485 1402282486
2014504527
1900-1999
Women tailors--England--Fiction. Royal households--England--20th century--Fiction. Quilting--Fiction. Quiltmakers--Fiction. Tailors--Fiction. Secrets--Fiction. Quilting. Quiltmakers. Royal households. Women tailors. Women dressmakers--Fiction. Women designers--Fiction. Family secrets--Fiction. Silk--Fiction. Historical fiction.
Great Britain--History--20th century--Fiction. England. Great Britain.
Historical fiction. Historical fiction. History Fiction. Historical fiction. Historical fiction.