LA MODISTA DE DOVER STREET

LA MODISTA DE DOVER STREET

MARY CHAMBERLAIN

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Agotado
Editorial:
BOOKET
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
NOVELAS
ISBN:
978-607-07-4291-0
Páginas:
368
Idioma:
Castellano

Londres, 1939. Ada Vaughan es una joven y ambiciosa costurera cuyo gran sueño es abrir, algún día, su propia boutique y convertirse en una aclamada modista. Cuando se enamora de Stanislaus von Lieben, un eductor aristócrata húngaro, cree posible hacer realidad sus sueños.Juntos viajan a París, pero el inminente estallido de la segunda guerra mundial trunca todos sus planes Perdida y sola en un país extranjero,da ha quedado atrapada por la guerra, y deberá hacer todo lo que esté en sus manos para sobrevivir.En medio del horror, el don de Ada para crear belleza y glamour es lo único que la mantiene con vida, y pasará sus días confeccionando elegantes vestidos para las mujeres de los dirigentes de las SS.Cosió para salvarse, para seguir adelante sin mirar atrás. Pero cuando pensaba que todo había terminado tuvo que enfrentarse al fin a la verdad: nunca podría recuperar lo que había perdido en el camino.La modista de Dover Street nos descubre a una heroína inolvidable,da Vaughan, una mujer enfrentada a su destino que deberá sacrificar su corazón para salvar su vida.Una historia de valor y sueños.Una lección de coraje y supervivencia.

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