The Wedding Dress by Danielle Steel
Release: April 28th 2020
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
In Danielle Steel’s epic new novel, the lives of four generations of women in one family span fortune and loss, motherhood, tragedy and victories.
From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the ’60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day.
The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s—history holds many surprises, and lives are changed forever. For richer or for poorer, in cramped apartments and grand mansions, the treasured wedding dress made in Paris in 1928 follows each generation into their new lives, and represents different hopes for each of them, as they marry very different men.
From inherited fortunes at the outset to self-made men and women, the wedding dress remains a cherished constant for the women who wear it in each generation and forge a destiny of their own. It is a symbol of their remaining traditions and the bond of family they share in an ever-changing world.
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The Wedding Dress Review
I always love reading stories of family sagas, and trials and tribulations that family members endure. Similarly, in The Wedding Dress, there is a lot of ups and downs that the characters go through. Firstly, I really liked was the feel good factor. There is no deception, betrayal or revenge. Most of the characters are sweet, charming and lovable. It is a very family oriented, sweet and simple story of events of the family from generation to generation. At times I felt that it might get a boring because its so saccharine. However, there were interesting characters like Camille and Zach to stir some drama. I also loved the historical references like the Stock Market Crash of 1929, or attack on Pearl Harbor.
However, the only problem with the novel is how fast it is in pacing. A lot of things keep happening in the blink of an eye. For example, Camille is an interesting character. But there are so many changes to her personality, that when you start to understand the character, she is removed from the story-line, and moved on to the next generation. Hence, it would have been nice if the author had made the book longer with character details.
Overall, this is a nice book if you like historical romance or are a fan of Danielle Steel.
