The Keeper of Happy Endings

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Soline Roussel made wedding dresses for her exclusive bridal salon before a fire burned down her studio and left her with hands unable to hold a needle. Rory Grant is barely living ever since her fiance disappeared on a mission in Africa. The Keeper of Happy Endings is the story of Soline, the owner of a bridal salon in Paris. The dresses her family has made for generations are supposed to bring a lifetime of joy to those who wear them. Tragedy strikes when World War II happens, and Soline’s life is forever changed. I liked the book club questions at the end. I don’t usually read this section but this time I did and they were fascinating!

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Soline Roussel is a young woman from Paris, descended from a long line of women in her family who have an exclusive bridal shop in Paris.

He has been angry with her all these years because he thought she didn’t want him once she found out he may never walk again and thought she had moved on to another lover (who was actually her gay best friend). Time, you see, is the enemy, a trap of our own making. The past is lost forever, a wasteland of all that could have been and never was, while the future stretches endlessly before us, always an hourglass’s worth of sand beyond our reach. Today, then, is what we have left—the here and the now—to make our wishes, and to fight for the life we want.” The bedroom TV was on, as it always was, but with the sound turned way down. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Bringing Up Baby. It was another quirk she’d developed, leaving the television on day and night. It gave the illusion of company and helped buffer the silence, which was too easily filled with dark thoughts.” I last read a book by this author 2 years ago, again with the Kindle First offer. I really enjoyed it but marked it down to 4* for some silly mistakes, only to find those same mistakes still feature in this one as well !! It is baffling that nobody spots them, let alone corrects them !

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Is it about the coincidences that seem to occur that has everything to do with how this story plays out? When Rory meets Soline to return the items she found, an unexpected and inexplicable bond begins to develop between the two of them. Were they destined to meet? The Keeper of Happy Endings – What I Liked Just the kind of book I always hope for. Two women, Soline and Rory, from different eras and with different pasts come together in a twist of fate that leads them to a stunning and unexpected discovery that changes everything. If you had a chance to guarantee your own happy ending the same way, would you take it? Why? Source: Unsplash She goes on to work as a volunteer in a hospital and meets an American man Ansen who is helping the war effort …. That’s all I will say.It’s also the story of Rory, decades later. When she leases the property owned by Soline’s family to open an art gallery, she finds letters and a dress with special meaning. Soline and Rory’s paths cross in an unexpected way.

What is The Keeper Of Happy Endings All About

It was pretty easy to figure out how things would go down, but that didn't detract at all from the pleasure of reading it. The Keeper of Happy Endings is the latest book by Barbara Davis, just published on October 1, 2021. Barbara Davis is a new author for me. I just finished reading this book and it was the first one written by her that I’ve personally read.Dreams are like waves . . . You have to wait for the right one to come along, the one that has your name on it . . . This dream has your name all over it.” While it has aspects of multiple genres, it is mainly considered a historical fiction novel. There are also elements of romance and magical realism, and could also be considered literary fiction too. What is a Roussel Gown and why does every bride want one? Every heart has a signature, a unique echo that ripples out into the world. And every echo has a match. When those echoes connect, they become so attuned that even if they be separated, they continue to seek one another.” Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them. The Keeper of Happy Endings is a perfect blending of romance and mystery with a sprinkling of magic—heartwarming and satisfying. Don’t miss it!" The story comes to us from the first person perspectives of Soline in 1941 and 1985, and from the third person perspective of Rory in 1985.

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I’ve since read what is her eighth novel, The Echo Of Old Books, and I must say that she didn’t let me down. Rory received a Roussel wedding dress from her fiancé before the war, but he was captured, and has not come home. Or has he? What spell was cast for her? Soline: “We were the Roussels, a family of dressmakers—bridal designers to be precise—but with a particular specialty. The bride who wears a Roussel gown on her wedding day is guaranteed a happy ending.” We were the Roussels, a family of dressmakers—bridal designers to be precise—but with a particular specialty. The bride who wears a Roussel gown on her wedding day is guaranteed a happy ending.”I’m eagerly anticipating “The Care and Feeding of Old Books” about an owner of a vintage bookstore who finds an intriguing book in a box of donated items.