Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

by Jennifer Chiaverini

Genres: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction

Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini has a gift for transporting listeners into the past for riveting explorations of how seemingly ordinary women overcome extraordinary circumstances. In this departure from her beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, Chiaverini weaves a historical fiction tale profiling the life of Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a former slave who would become a dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln. A character largely forgotten to history, Keckley blossoms under Chiaverini’s masterful writing.

Release date: January 15, 2013

Publisher: Dutton

Print pages: 384