{"product_id":"9781454968313","title":"The Dressmaker of Winterset","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 02 MARCH \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2027\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ein this homage that reimagines Hester raising her daughter in 1950s small-town Iowa, defying the gossips who shun her and evading her estranged husband as her bespoke designs become the darlings of wealthy fashionistas in not-far-off Des Moines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHester Prudhomme steps off a Trailways bus in Winterset, Iowa, on a summer day in 1956, a wedding band on her finger, but no husband in sight. She lands a job at the town's best dress shop, and at church on Sunday, her beauty captivates Arthur Hightower, First Methodist's unmarried junior pastor, leading to a passionate encounter with Arthur in City Park that results in Hester's pregnancy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonths later, Hester's husband Roger arrives in Winterset and searches for his wife in vain, until the day he sees Hester walking down the street, her infant daughter Pearl in her arms. Enraged, Roger vows to find the man who has wronged him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA reimagining of an American classic that centers Hester's remarkable dressmaking skills and her determination to provide a good life for Pearl, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker of Winterset\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a cozy book club novel that celebrates the strength of women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author. \u003c\/b\u003eMarianne Fons spent a career in the quilting industry, co-authoring best-selling how-to books (\u003ci\u003eQuilter's Complete Guide \u003c\/i\u003esold over 500,000 copies), co-hosting \"Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting\" nationwide on public television for twenty years, and lecturing and teaching throughout the U.S. and beyond. She lives in Winterset.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fons, Marianne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48782970978558,"sku":"9781454968313","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Dressmaker_of_Winterset.png?v=1789873882","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781454968313","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}