With the making of Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown as the background, this story actually revolves around 2 women- one who has been liberated from a concentration camp, and another who is just trying to survive being a single woman in the late 40's. The two become roommates, and then a friendship and understanding ensues. There are quite a bit of events that we saw coming, but at the same time are still always cringe worthy, mostly dealing with the harshness of betrayal of the worst kind. The writing is good, and the story is also quite good.
However, I am getting a little tired of granddaughters learning about things about their grandparents, and hence the flip of time between chapters. It's not horrific, but I guess part of me wonders why it was necessary in this book. And also, I guess I wanted a little more about the gown, or not. I can't really put my finger on it, but it felt like something was missing.
Regardless, it was an interesting book and kept me interested most the time.