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\n<\/p>\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

It\u2019s a pleasure to share
\nwith you today the recent release of author Tessa Arlen\u2019s A DRESS OF
\nVIOLET TAFFETA<\/i><\/b> (Berkley Trade Paperback Original; July 5, 2022), a
\nsumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of La Belle \u00c9poque icon
\nLady Lucile Duff-Gordon.
<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy shattered the
\nboundaries of fashion with her magnificently sensual and striking designs. She
\nlaunched her fashion empire in the late 1890s as a way to keep her and her
\nfive-year-old daughter financially afloat after she was abandoned by her husband.
<\/span><\/p>\n

In a time when women from
\ngood families were expected to look beautiful and be content with producing
\nchildren and running their elegant houses, this woman triumphed in the
\ncompetitive London world of dressmaking and became the Queen of Haute Couture.
<\/span><\/p>\n

Lady Lucile Duff-Gordon
\nwas a female fashion icon, trailblazer, and survivor of the Titanic, yet very
\nlittle has been written about her life and work.
<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the second
\nhistorical fiction novel from Tessa Arlen, whose debut in the genre, In
\nRoyal Service to the Queen<\/i><\/b>, received rave reviews from BuzzFeed, People
\nMagazine, Parade, and Woman\u2019s World.
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A DRESS OF VIOLET TAFFETA <\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

By Tessa Arlen<\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction – Biographical<\/span><\/p>\n

Berkley Trade Paperback
\nOriginal<\/span><\/p>\n

on sale July 5, 2022
<\/span><\/p>\n

The story: Lucy Duff
\nGordon knows she is talented. She sees color, light, and texture in ways few
\npeople can begin to imagine. But is the male-dominated world of haute couture,
\nwho would use her art for their own gain, ready for her?
<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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When she is deserted by
\nher wealthy husband, Lucy is left penniless with an aging mother and her
\nfive-year-old daughter to support. Desperate to survive, Lucy turns to her one
\ntrue talent to make a living. As a little girl, the dresses she made for her
\ndolls were the envy of her group of playmates. Now, she uses her creative
\ndesigns and her remarkable eye for color to take her place in the fashion
\nworld\u2014failure is not an option.
<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

Then, on a frigid night in
\n1912, Lucy\u2019s life changes once more, when she becomes one of 706 people to
\nsurvive the sinking of the Titanic. She could never have imagined the effects
\nthe disaster would have on her fashion label Lucile, her marriage to her second
\nhusband, and her legacy. But no matter what life throws at her, Lucy will live
\non as a trailblazing and innovative fashion icon, never letting go of what she
\nworked so hard to earn. This is her story. <\/i>
<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet
\nthe Author: Tessa Arlen<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Tessa Arlen is the author
\nof the Woman of World War II Mysteries and the novel In Royal Service to the
\nQueen<\/i>. <\/p>\n

Born in Singapore, the
\ndaughter of a British diplomat, she has lived in Egypt, Germany, the Persian
\nGulf, China, and India. She now lives with her husband in historic Santa Fe,
\nwhere she gardens in summer and writes in winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Isn’t it fascinating to read stories based on true events? Does it make it want to Google Lady Lucile Duff-Gordon to learn more about her? It does me!\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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