The Secret Lives of Dresses
"A tale of a girl who finally discovers herself and finds love in her grandmother's vintage clothing store"--Provided by publisher.
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<div><b>When her grandmother has a stroke, Dora returns to the small town where she grew up to take over her family's vintage clothing store -- and meets a handsome contractor. Is he interested in Dora? Or is he working from a different blueprint? </b></div><div><br></div> Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, majoring in "vagueness studies," and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop and has a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. <br><br>But just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store while her grandmother recovers <b>--</b> and<b></b>meets Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad. <div><br></div><div>The store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. But why has Mimi started writing down <b>--</b> and giving away <b>--</b> stories of the dresses in her shop? <br><br></div><div>Amidst personal and professional turmoil, can Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour and her boring life for one she actually wants? </div>
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