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The Wedding Dress
Four brides. One Dress. A tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love.Charlotte owns a chic Birmingham bridal boutique. Dressing brides for their big day is her gift . . . and her passion. But with her own wedding day approaching, why can’t she find the perfect dress…or feel certain she should marry Tim? Then Charlotte discovers a vintage dress in a battered trunk at an estate sale. It looks brand-new—shimmering with pearls and satin, hand-stitched and timeless in its design. But where
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A sweeping romance centered around a timeless wedding dress,
While Charlotte was the main character this story revolved around, there were a lot of other central characters as well. And while one might think that this would get confusing, Rachel Hauck did an outstanding job in making each person unique and stand out to the reader. I just loved the funny quirks some of them had! Especially the “Man in Purple” character. Put me in mind of all those sayings about ‘angels in our midst’. I can’t say who my favorite character was, or who I bonded with the most–the entire cast was so memorable!
I’ve never read anything by Hauck before, so wasn’t sure what to expect from the author when beginning The Wedding Dress. But she won me over almost instantly! The way she transports her readers between historical and contemporary times was really neat, unique, and well done.
The writing style was sharp and vivid, grabbing my attention from the first page. There were several passionate kisses between characters, but Hauck keeps the details down, making The Wedding Dress a book to be recommended for both older and younger readers–anyone who is a true romantic at heart will be heaving sighs and wiping tears by the end. I highly recommend!
I reviewed this book for Thomas Nelson via Litfuse. It was not required that I give a positive review, but solely to express my own thoughts and opinions of this book, which I have done.
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|The Wedding Dress (Review),
I attended a writing workshop in Tulsa, Okla., led by Rachel Hauck.
It was a cool day, because I met a couple of neat writers, got some ideas (I’m really a non-fiction writer who dreams of writing a novel) and met Hauck.
Basically, I got to sit at her feet (OK, it was at a table in a church’s meeting room), and listen to her talk writing and how she got lots of her ideas.
She also talked about writing a book a book about a wedding dress that fits four women – kind of a “traveling pants” meets romance and bridal wear.
Kind of a cool concept. (Although, I’m still waiting for the vampire Amish tale the workshop participants kept joking about.)
Well, fast forward – a year later, I had the opportunity to review The Wedding Dress – the book Hauck talked about in the workshop.
A book about four women – who all fit inside the dress WITHOUT alteration.
Spanning multiple generations, Hauck crafts a tale that unites a group of women – three still living – showing their common interests, ties and faith. She also weaves in a hint of mystery and intrigue (and a really interesting character wearing purple!).
It’s a fun book. In the beginning the dialogue jumps back and forth between Charlotte and the original owner. We see similarities to their struggles for love and acceptance. As it continues, we meet the other two owners and see how they are all linked together by the dress and more.
Like other books I’ve read written by Hauck, the novel’s characters are enjoyable and the plot captures your attention.
On the scale of one to five, I give this book a four.Fun and humorous, The Wedding Dress would make a great “tuck in your bag” on a vacation or “rainy day” read.
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|Good, but could have been better,
For the most part, I really liked the book. I enjoyed the modern day story. The historical part of the book (which I didn’t realize was going to be a storyline before I started reading it) took me a little longer to get into, but it’s just because I prefer modern stories over historical ones. It all ended up being really good though.
The story of the life of the wedding dress was great. What I didn’t like was that it seemed to have powers. That didn’t work for me. And I’m not sure what to think of the guy in purple who seemed to span a hundred years and not change. I’m thinking he was supposed to represent God. If that’s the case, I’m a little uncomfortable with that as well. I don’t think God should be portrayed as a weirdo with bad fashion sense.
Other than those two things, I thought the book was a good read. The character of Charlotte was great (although her name and the historical character’s name got accidentally switched a couple of times in the book). I would give the book 3.5 stars. The things that keep it from being a 5 for me are the two things mentioned in the above paragraph and the ending was a little hokey, and unrealistic. But I have a feeling, the author wasn’t going for realistic in this book. It lies a little more on the fantastic side of things.
Thank you to the publisher for providing this ebook for review.
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