The Gown

I think this could have been a 4 star read, but the rape scene feels both tonally out of place and unnecessary to reach the end goal of giving Ann a reason to leave her old life behind and get us to present day Heather.

Miriam is my stand out character for sure. I think I could have loved Ann just as much, but we get to see so little of her after a time jump, and I know this is purposeful, the point of the story is to go on this journey of learning about Ann as Heather does, but I wanted more.

Otherwise, this is a cozy, heartwarming historical fiction that gives a fresh angle of a much written-about historical event. I really wanted to suggest this one to my grandma, but I am hesitant now I know about the rape scene. We'll see.