AW Cover Wars: The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean
After reading Chloe’s recent review of The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean my interests were peaked. While I was searching to see if a copy was available here in the US I happened to find out that it was only just released on February 10th and it has a pretty new cover! Something about the new cover reminds me a bit of Isabel Wolff’s A Vintage Affair and I’m such a huge fan of covers & books with gorgeous dresses. I’m definitely picking this up soon! Take a look at the synopsis for a refresher…
Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, is majoring in “vagueness studies,” and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop, and a crush on her flirty boss, Gary.
Just when she’s about to test Gary’s feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back home to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother’s vintage clothing store. The store has always been a fixture in Dora’s life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman’s spirit.
While working there, Dora befriends Mimi’s adorable contractor, Conrad. Is he after Dora, or is working from a different blueprint? And why did Mimi start writing down-and giving away-stories of the dresses in her shop?
When Mimi dies, Dora can’t get out of town fast enough and cedes control of the store to her money-hungry aunt who wants to turn it into a t-shirt shop for tourists. But ultimately, she returns to Forsyth, willing to battle whatever may stand in the way of her staying there. Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour, but can she trade her boring life for one she actually wants?
But you tell me, which do you prefer, the UK cover (the left) or the US cover (the right)? Will you be reading this one soon?
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February 18th, 2011 at 7:05 pm
The UK one doesn’t look so hot as a JPG but is beautiful in real life, but for once I’d pick up the American cover because that is stunning. I love it so much!
February 19th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
I live in America and found this book while I was walking around the bookstore-which I do weekly! The cover caught my eye and I read what it’s about so I bought it. I haven’t read it yet but I’m excited to. And I can’t wait for A Vintage Affair to come out in paperback so I can buy that one also. I’ve been wanting to read that since it came out!
February 19th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
i am sooo reading that right now, and partly cause of the cover. Love the book!
February 20th, 2011 at 10:34 am
I like both covers. I prefer the overall look of the UK version with the pink background but think that the yellow dress on the cover of the US version stands out so much more and is more striking.
February 21st, 2011 at 4:29 am
I just received this book in the mail. I can hardly wait to read it.