The Dressmakers of London

The Dressmakers of London is a heartwarming and moving novel about two estranged sisters during WWII. When Isabelle and Sylvia's mother passes away unexpectedly, the sisters are forced back together as they inherit her dressmaking business. Challenges such as conscription and clothing restrictions a......more

Isabelle works mainly behind the scenes at her mother’s dressmaking shop and in a quite London suburb, in her spare time she enjoys drawing beautiful and stylish dresses and her mum sticks to her tried and true patterns and old fashioned styles she’s used for years. When her mother suddenly passes aw......more

This is a fantastic book! I enjoyed the various settings. A dressmaker's shop in London, Nottingham Court, and a WAAF camp. The characters are relatable, and I became invested in Izzie and Sylvia's stories. Izzie started out thrilled with the responsibility of running her mother's dress shop. Her pa......more

This is a lovely, clean historical fiction novel about two estranged sisters who have to negotiate their way back to being family after their mother dies and leaves her dress shop jointly to both sisters. This comes as a shock to them both, especially Isabelle (Izzie) as she inherited their mother's......more

The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly is a great WWII-era novel that is all about family and second chances. Isabelle and Sylvia are estranged sisters, and through multiple events are brought together again to either overcome their pasts and differences or to have them distance themselves again f......more