The author of the âenthrallingâ (Womanâs World) The Lost English Girl returns with a heartfelt new novel about estranged sisters who inherit their late motherâs dress shop in World War II London.
Isabelle Shelton has always found comfort in the predictable world of her motherâs dressmaking shop, Mrs. Sheltonâs Fashions, while her sister Sylvia turned her back on the family years ago to marry a wealthy doctor whom Izzie detests. When their mother dies unexpectedly, the sisters are stunned to find theyâve jointly inherited the family business. Izzie is determined to buy Sylvia out, but when sheâs conscripted into the WAAF, sheâs forced to seek Sylviaâs help to keep the shop open. Realizing this could be her one chance at reconciliation with her sister, Sylvia is determined to save Mrs. Sheltonâs Fashions from closureâand financial ruin.
Through letters, the sisters begin to confront old wounds, new loves, and the weight of family legacy in order to forge new beginnings in this lyrically moving novel perfect for fans of Genevieve Graham and Lucinda Riley.