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A Vintage Affair [Paperback]

Isabel Wolff (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 19 Jan 2009

Do fairytale dresses bring fairytale endings?

Every dress has a history, so does Phoebe…

Phoebe always dreamt of opening her own vintage dress shop. She imagined every detail, from the Vivienne Westwood bustiers hanging next to satin gowns, to sequinned cupcake dresses adorning the walls.

At the launch of Village Vintage, Phoebe feels the tingle of excitement as customers snap up the fairytale dresses. Her dream has come true, but a secret from her past is casting a shadow over her new venture.

Then one day she meets Therese, an elderly Frenchwoman with a collection to sell, apart from one piece that she won't part with …

As Therese tells the story of the little blue coat, Phoebe feels a profound connection with her own life, one that will help her heal the pain of her past and allow her to love again.

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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (19 Jan 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007245823
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007245826
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 128,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for Isabel Wolff’s previous bestsellers:

• ‘Pure feel-good escapism. Perfect’ Sophie Kinsella

• ‘A touching, compulsive read. Love it!’ OK!

• ‘Old passions are re-ignited but should Laura risk everything on a past love or stick with her safe life? A charming, funny and unpredictable read’ Company

• ‘A resigned singleton, Laura’s world is rocked when her first boyfriend reappears. Compulsive’ Heat

• ‘Funny, charming, upbeat and unputdownable’ Marian Keyes

• ‘An engaging creation with a knack in witty one-liners’
Sunday Express

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`Romance in a vintage clothes shop - we were sold from line one. Luckily, this book lives up to its hype, and is filled with all the sensory goodness that leads to inevitable comparisons to Joanne Harris - this is an author to bookmark.'
Irish Tatler
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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars So enjoyable! 26 Jan 2009
By A. OBrien
Format:Paperback
I was stuck at an airport with a few hours to kill when the blurb for this book caught my interest. I picked it up found a spot to curl up in an proceeded to pass some of the most enjoyable hours I've ever spent waiting at an airport and flying home.

The story is about Phoebe Swift who after a major upheval in her life throws up her perfectly good job to open a vintage clothing store. This brings her into contact with Therese, an elderly Frenchwoman who is selling her collection of clothes except for one little blue coat. Phoebe connects with Therese as she shares the story of the blue coat.

The characters are very sympathetically drawn and the story behind the blue coat is both powerful and moving. There's not many chick lit writers who could manage a story about the holocaust as one of the key elements of their novel, and carry it off without it being maudlin or miserable.

All in all, an excellent read that I would highly recommend and that I'll be loaning to all my friends.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars extremenly touching 9 May 2009
By Mr. S. Brown
Format:Paperback
Extremely touching...

This is a wonderful and very moving book about friendship, regret and redemption. Firstly, its a poignant story of a friendship between two women (one old, one young) who both feel that they betrayed their best friend - one recently and one during the war. But the book also contains many humourous moments, some intriguing mysteries and a romance. It is in addition very well written - particularly so the descriptions of Provence. As for the clothes that Phoebe sells in her vintage dress shop, I can only say that now I will never look at an old garment in quite the same way. Like Isabel Wolff I will wonder what story it might tell.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable... 8 Feb 2009
By LittleReader VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
IW's latest offering is wondeful! I enjoyed every page - the pace was perfect and the story was human and very readable.
Phoebe, early thirties, opens up a vintage clothes shop and with it, her life story unfolds. We are swept on a romantic, often witty, always poignant tale of best friends and regrets that can last a lifetime. Mrs Bell, an old lady befriended by phoebe has a sad tale to tell and through it, Phoebe is able to work through some of her own pain.
From the beginning, there is a warmth to this novel and the characterisation is superb - you get under the skin of the central characters and want to stay there. The tale is cleverly interwoven with a few interesting and relevant sub-plots that didn't feel, as they often can, superfluous and like 'padding out'...
I read this in just a couple of sittings and having read, and enjoyed, all of IW's other novels, this is probably my favourite. She writes with a maturity and emotional dexterity that was lacking in her earlier work.
Highly recommended...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have read in a while
Great holiday read! More than your average love story. I am going to read more by this author, happy reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply lovely
In short a really lovely book - it's entertaining, it's thought provoking and it's a fab rainy day read. I loved it from beginning to end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good read.
Enthralling and not too deep. I enjoyed this so much that I bought it for a friend as a gift.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyable book
This was the first book I read by this author. There was more to the story than I originally expected. It was well written and would be a good holiday read!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A nice little story
The main character in this novel is Phoebe Swift, who has just opened a vintage dress shop in Blackheath. Read more
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A nice easy read. You have to like clothes to appreciate the thousand references to designers! A typical girl meets boy book with believable characters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
What can I say about this wonderful book? I can say that I lost 2 days of my life lost inside its pages because I couldn't put it down, I loved it so much and have recommended it... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Julie vaughan
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
I've long been a fan of Wolff's work but was terribly disappointed in this one. Wolff is good at chick lit and I like a little mind candy now and then. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly enjoyable escapism
A cut above the run of chick-lit. This story embraces running a vintage business as well as romance and travel. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs de Winter
4.0 out of 5 stars It is more than a love story
1. As the story started in a vintage shop, there was lots of detail describetion about the beautiful vintage gown and bags. It arracted me to continuos in the beginning.
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