The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel (Reading Group Gold)

Growing up in Victorian England where her father owns a tailoring shop on fashionable Savile Row Veda Grenfell and her family have always assumed she would one day make a suitable match. But when a fever leaves her deaf at the age of sixteen Veda resolves to prove her worth in a realm that is usually off limits to respectable women. Dressing in gentlemens clothes Veda reinvents herself as a tailor to Londons smart young set. Her beauty and spirit attract unexpected suitors including a young viscount---but when passion turns to betrayal Veda embarks on a treacherous journey that will lead her into a world of deception and murder. Gorgeously written with a heroine of unforgettable grace and determination this is a book that grows in your heart and stays there long after youve put it down (Carol Goodman author of The Lake of Dead Languages).