03341cam a2200325 4500 595979342 TxAuBib 20220529120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062659729 0062659723 9f980344-170f-46e2-8563-546f64e3c9cf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2795633 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jaeger, Meredith. The Dressmaker's Dowry [Libby] : A Novel. HarperAudio, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 266MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 266MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p>For readers of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel tells the story of two women: one, an immigrant seamstress who disappears from San Francisco's gritty streets in 1876, and the other, a young woman in present day who must delve into the secrets of her husband's wealthy family only to discover that she and the missing dressmaker might be connected in unexpected ways.</p> <p><strong>An exquisite ring, passed down through generations, connects two women who learn that love is a choice, and forgiveness is the key to freedom...</strong></p> <p>San Francisco: 1876</p> <p>Immigrant dressmakers Hannelore Schaeffer and Margaret O'Brien struggle to provide food for their siblings, while mending delicate clothing for the city's most affluent ladies. When wealthy Lucas Havensworth enters the shop, Hanna's future is altered forever. With Margaret's encouragement and the power of a borrowed green dress, Hanna dares to see herself as worthy of him. Then Margaret disappears, and Hanna turns to Lucas. Braving the gritty streets of the Barbary Coast and daring to enter the mansions of Nob Hill, Hanna stumbles upon Margaret's fate, forcing her to make a devastating decision...one that will echo through the generations.</p> <p>San Francisco: Present Day</p> <p>In her elegant Marina apartment overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, Sarah Havensworth struggles to complete the novel she quit her job for. Afraid to tell her husband of her writer's block, Sarah is also hiding a darker secret—one that has haunted her for 14 years. Then a news headline from 1876 sparks inspiration: Missing Dressmakers Believed to be Murdered. Compelled to discover what happened to Hannelore and Margaret, Sarah returns to her roots as a journalist. Will her beautiful heirloom engagement ring uncover a connection to Hanna Schaeffer?</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-28 20:00:02. Campbell, Cassandra. Kreinik, Barrie. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/2795633-TheDressmaker'sDowry.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9f980344-170f-46e2-8563-546f64e3c9cf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/2795633-TheDressmaker'sDowry.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9f980344-170f-46e2-8563-546f64e3c9cf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)