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The Funeral Dress -- Susan Gregg Gilmore, Paperback
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Coming of Age, Crown Publishing Group (NY), Family Life, Fiction, Fiction - General, Historical, Paperback, Single mothers, Susan Gregg Gilmore"A rare and wonderful glimpse into lives and friendships among blue-collar working women in America."--Fannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
From the author of The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove, a deeply touching Southern novel filled with struggle and hope Emmalee Bullard is on her own with a new baby. She has no husband, no running water in her house, no know-how about caring for an infant, and no help from her cruel father, who's furious she got herself into this situation. Only Leona Lane, the older seamstress who sat beside her sewing collars on the neighboring machine at the local shirt factory, has befriended her. Much to Emmalee's wonder, Leona even offers her a place to live. But before Emmalee can jump at the chance for a better life, Leona is in a terrible accident, and her life is lost, along with Emmalee's chance for escape. Emmalee decides that since nothing in Leona's closet is nice enough to wear for eternity, she'll make Leona's burying dress herself, though there are plenty of people who don't think someone who has so obviously sinned should design a dress for an upstanding woman--or care for a child on her own. While relatives scheme to get custody of her baby and the local church tries to keep her away from Leona's funeral, Emmalee struggles to do what is right for her daughter and to honor Leona the best way she can, finding unlikely support among an indomitable group of seamstresses and the town's funeral director. In this moving tale exploring Southern spirit, camaraderie among working women, and the power of compassion, a young mother compels a town to become a community with every stitch.
Author: Susan Gregg Gilmore
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780307886217
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 29
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2013
From the author of The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove, a deeply touching Southern novel filled with struggle and hope Emmalee Bullard is on her own with a new baby. She has no husband, no running water in her house, no know-how about caring for an infant, and no help from her cruel father, who's furious she got herself into this situation. Only Leona Lane, the older seamstress who sat beside her sewing collars on the neighboring machine at the local shirt factory, has befriended her. Much to Emmalee's wonder, Leona even offers her a place to live. But before Emmalee can jump at the chance for a better life, Leona is in a terrible accident, and her life is lost, along with Emmalee's chance for escape. Emmalee decides that since nothing in Leona's closet is nice enough to wear for eternity, she'll make Leona's burying dress herself, though there are plenty of people who don't think someone who has so obviously sinned should design a dress for an upstanding woman--or care for a child on her own. While relatives scheme to get custody of her baby and the local church tries to keep her away from Leona's funeral, Emmalee struggles to do what is right for her daughter and to honor Leona the best way she can, finding unlikely support among an indomitable group of seamstresses and the town's funeral director. In this moving tale exploring Southern spirit, camaraderie among working women, and the power of compassion, a young mother compels a town to become a community with every stitch.
Author: Susan Gregg Gilmore
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780307886217
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 29
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2013
About the Author
Susan Gregg Gilmore is the author of the novels Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen and The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove. She has written for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor. Born in Nashville, she lives in Tennessee with her husband and three daughters.