9780063271692
The seamstress of Sardinia
Book
First U.S. edition.
"In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman's remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family. Inside this privileged world far different from her own humble beginnings, the skilled sewer quietly takes measurements, sketches designs, mends hems--and in the silence, hears whispered secrets and stories of all those around her. Through the watchful young seamstress's eyes, this small Italian city and its residents emerge in all their vitality, vanity, and fragility--flawed yet congenial people who are not quite what they pretend to be. There is the Marchesa Esther, who rides horses and studies mechanics and ancient Greek; Miss Lily Rose, a spirited American journalist who commissions a special corset--with pockets to hide more than just her flaws; the Provera sisters with their expensive Parisian fashions that belie their financial hardships; and Assuntina, the wild child. There are men, young, old, and in between; love affairs and broken hearts; and even a murder (or was it suicide?). And at the center, watching and waiting is the seamstress herself, an intelligent, ambitious girl with a tender heart and her own impossible dream."--Publisher marketing.
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 2 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Public Library | PITZORNO (Text) First Floor New Books |
52118301198005 |
Checked out 02/10/2023 |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Newark Public Library | FIC PIT (Text) Adult New Materials |
52125300957844 |
Available - |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||