Dressmaker

Set in 1850s London, at the height of Victoria''s reign, Posie Graeme-Evans'' glorious fourth historical novel tells of a woman ahead of her time. Ellen Gowan is a famous dress designer for ladies of high society and one of the very few women in England who owns her own business. But her life wasn''t always one of such privilege.

The only surviving daughter of a Cambridge scholar-turned village mi...