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World Hotels - The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel (Reading Group Gold)

The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel (Reading Group Gold)
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5Average rating of 4.5/5

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312374389
ISBN: 0312374380
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2007-09-18
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: 2007-09-18
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin

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Editorial Reviews:

Growing up in Victorian England, where her father owns a tailoring shop on fashionable Savile Row, Veda Grenfell and her family have always assumed she would one day make a suitable match. But when a fever leaves her deaf at the age of sixteen, Veda resolves to prove her worth in a realm that is usually off limits to respectable women. Dressing in gentlemen’s clothes, Veda reinvents herself as a tailor to London’s smart young set. Her beauty and spirit attract unexpected suitors, including a young viscount---but when passion turns to betrayal, Veda embarks on a treacherous journey that will lead her into a world of deception and murder.
Gorgeously written, with a heroine of unforgettable grace and determination, “this is a book that grows in your heart and stays there long after you’ve put it down” (Carol Goodman, author of The Lake of Dead Languages).



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Summary: Silent Cmmunications Within Historical Fiction
Comment: The author created a lovely story, gorgeously written and richly detailed. The story portrays a resourceful, passionate and delightful optimist determined to triumph over all odds. It is written with elegant prose. The main character, Veda, challenges tradition to find an acceptable life that includes love. She is a fascinating character who provides an intersting and fresh look at 1860's English society (craftsmen class vs. aristocratic class). Americans don't think of class in the same manner as 19th century England; this theme is captured throughout the book but without prejudice toward the nobility. Graham does a great job of illustrating class distinctions, gender roles, and the difficulties that they represent.

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Summary: A three dimensional historic novel
Comment: Janice Graham weaves a wonderful story line with rich, well-researched details of the Victorian era as well as vibrant, three dimensional character portrayals in her must-read historical romance, The Tailor's Daughter. That the novel is written in the first person rings true, because the character of Veda is so subjectively and veritably drawn, so sensitively explored, all within the confines of Veda's personal limits and the limits of the social milieu. This is a great, cannot put it down read for any Book Club or pleasure reader.

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Summary: The Tailors Daughter
Comment: The deafness will make you stop to think how deafness would affect each of us. It points out how impossible it is to truly understand what total deafness is like.

If she hadn't been a teen-ager when she became deaf her life would have had even more challenges.

It was good to read a book that was entertaining as well as thought provoking. Everyone in our book club enjoyed the book.



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Summary: Wonderful Story
Comment: A great read, especially if you enjoy historical fiction. The struggles Veda endured in Victorian England as a woman in the tailoring world and a a deaf person kept me from putting the book down.

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Summary: Reality and Fairytale Combined
Comment: Terrific!! This book is very elegant and very realistic. It really tells the life of deaf woman and the troubles she faces from other people's ridicules, being excluded from conversations, the tiring practice of lip reading, and the feelings of hopelessness that accompany the affliction. I am a hearing impaired woman myself and I was shocked that someone out there understands. The heroine is a terrific woman that overcomes everything life throws at her, and life throws A LOT her way. The first quarter of the book is about her childhood and gives the reader tremendous insight into what makes Veda the woman she is. As a deaf woman in the victorian era, she did not have a major selection of potential suitors, but romance finds her. I loved the scandalousness and spunk she showed by donning male attire. She also proved to be a outspoken, brave person. I did not really care for the ending or the choices this incredibly forgiving woman made, but the book and the story and the writing were all very lovely. Truely a story that will give women hope, deaf or blind or not handicapped at all. My only complaint is that I would have liked to learn more about the times and customs of this era. The book was not very detailed regarding everyday mundane life in the times.


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