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The Dress Shop on King Street
The Dress Shop on King Street | Ashley Clark
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Harper Albright has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Alabama, and to Millie, the woman who first taught her to sew. As she rethinks her own future, secrets long hidden about Millie's past are brought to light. In 1946, Millie Middleton boarded a train and left Charleston to keep half of her heritage hidden. She carried with her two heirloom buttons and the dream of owning a dress store. She never expected to meet a charming train jumper who changed her life forever . . . and led her yet again to a heartbreaking choice about which heritage would define her future. Now, together, Harper and Millie return to Charleston and the man who may hold the answers they seek . . . and a chance at the dress shop they've both dreamed of. But it's not until all appears lost that they see the unexpected ways to mend what frayed between the seams.
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Allylu
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I finally finished The Dress Shop on Kings Street by Ashley Clark! It is Ashley‘s debut novel and the first in her Heirloom Secrets series. I had to check to see if Ms. Clark was a person of color (I hope that isn‘t offensive) because she writes as though she has experienced the troubles that Millie and Harper have gone through. This book touched my heart. Looking forward to book 2. #BookSpinBingo #2 #BFC21 #JUMPSTART2021 #BOOKED2021 #SERIES2021

Cinfhen Yay!!! Off to a great start 💕🥳 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
wanderinglynn Great start! 🎉 3y
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This is the first of a duology centering around two heroines, alternating between various timelines and southern locales. Millie is a biracial nonagenarian with a lifelong struggle to remain true to herself and her proud history(ies) and to reconcile the choices she‘s had to make along the way and the dream she‘s had to sideline. Harper is a young modern woman searching for her true vocation in life after her dream is also sidelined. 🔻

robinb Although I found this a bit of a slow starter, I connected with both the heart rending poignancy and the unflinching truth of how Millie lived with the intolerance of others yet stayed proud of her dual cultural inheritance and clung to her faith, especially during some of the most dangerous periods for racial diversity in our history. 🔻 (edited) 3y
robinb While there were reaches of believability in coincidences (this IS a fictional novel), it was a solid, enlightening story, especially as a debut. 4/5⭐️ Out on Tuesday. #coverlove (edited) 3y
eanderson The cover is beautiful! 3y
robinb @eanderson I love it too! And it goes very well with the story...the red hat. 3y
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