The Hungry Housewives
Just finished this book and I liked it so much! A Vintage Affair is about a woman named Phoebe who turns down a promotion at her work to open her own vintage clothing boutique. She believes that each clothing item carries a history and when you buy one of her pieces, you are actually buying a person’s past.
Based in London, Phoebe is a woman in her 30s who -though she seems fine on the outside- is going through a lot of internal struggle and guilt and so throws herself into opening her new store. During a routine clothes pick up, she meets an elderly woman whose past war-time tragedy far outweighs Phoebe’s problems, and it helps her to face her own regrets.
Favorite part: the story of the blue coat! So sad. Also, I liked that though you are HOPING for a certain romance for her, it’s not obvious what path her life is going to take. …and of course, THE CLOTHES! Makes me want to shop vintage…and now I know the time period for my body type LOL
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