After reading and enjoying the Paris Secret by Natasha Lester I decided to explore other novels that she has written. The Paris Seamstress, published in 2018, tells the story of Estella Bisette who leaves Paris for America in 1940 when it is realised that the Germans are about to invade the capital city of France. Before she reluctantly leaves her mother behind she is told that her father is an American which is why her mother has been able to obtain American documentation for Estella to travel on an American ship. In New York she attempts to make a life for herself as a fashion designer. She is assisted by Sam, who also wants to work in the fashion industry, and Janie, a model. Meanwhile she also meets Alex and Lena and discovers information about her family that her mother had not revealed.
The second part of the story involves Fabienne Bissette, a museum fashion curator, who in 2015 is working on an exhibition in Sydney on the work of her grandmother. While working on the exhibition she uncovers part of her family story which is different from what she has grown up to believe.
The book is about the impact of war on families, the struggle of women to make a living in a male dominated world, the world of fashion and also romance. Much of the work is based on historical characters and events melded into a work of fiction. The author's note at the end of the book provides brief information about this.
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