London, spring 1939. Eighteen-year-old Ada Vaughan, a beautiful and ambitious seamstress, has just started work for a modiste in Dover Street. A career in couture is hers for the taking - she has the skill and the drive - if only she can break free from the dreariness of family life in Lambeth.
A chance meeting with the enigmatic Stanislaus von Lieben catapults Ada into a world of glamour and romance. When he suggests a trip to Paris, Ada is blind to all the warnings of war on the continent: This is her chance for a new start.
Anticipation turns to despair when war is declared, and the two are trapped in France. After the Nazis invade, Stanislaus abandons her. Ada is taken prisoner and forced to survive the only way she knows how: by being a dressmaker. It is a decision that will haunt her during the war and its devastating aftermath.
A chance meeting with the enigmatic Stanislaus von Lieben catapults Ada into a world of glamour and romance. When he suggests a trip to Paris, Ada is blind to all the warnings of war on the continent: This is her chance for a new start.
Anticipation turns to despair when war is declared, and the two are trapped in France. After the Nazis invade, Stanislaus abandons her. Ada is taken prisoner and forced to survive the only way she knows how: by being a dressmaker. It is a decision that will haunt her during the war and its devastating aftermath.
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Hardback Editions
February 2016 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Dressmaker's War (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 1-4104-8671-0 / 978-1-4104-8671-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2016 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Dressmaker's War: A Novel Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 0-8129-9737-9 / 978-0-8129-9737-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
April 2015 : UK Hardback
 | Title: The Dressmaker of Dachau Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 0-00-759152-7 / 978-0-00-759152-7 (UK edition) Publisher: The Borough Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
April 2016 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Dressmaker of Dachau Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 0-00-759155-1 / 978-0-00-759155-8 (UK edition) Publisher: The Borough Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
April 2015 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Dressmaker of Dachau Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 0-00-759153-5 / 978-0-00-759153-4 (UK edition) Publisher: The Borough Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Audio Editions
January 2016 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: The Dressmaker's War Author(s): Mary Chamberlain ISBN: 1-62231-972-9 / 978-1-62231-972-5 (USA edition) Publisher: HighBridge Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2016 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: The Dressmaker's War Author(s): Mary Chamberlain Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Availability: Amazon |
April 2015 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: The Dressmaker of Dachau Author(s): Mary Chamberlain Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Availability: Amazon |
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Kindle Editions
January 2016 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
 | Title: The Dressmaker's War: A Novel Author(s): Mary Chamberlain Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
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 | Title: The Dressmaker of Dachau Author(s): Mary Chamberlain Publisher: The Borough Press Availability: Amazon UK |
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