{"product_id":"the-secret-lives-of-dresses-9780446555722","title":"The Secret Lives of Dresses","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen her grandmother has a stroke, Dora returns to the small town where she grew up to take over her family's vintage clothing store -- and meets a handsome contractor. Is he interested in Dora? Or is he working from a different blueprint? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, majoring in \"vagueness studies,\" and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop and has a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store while her grandmother recovers \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003emeets Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad. \u003cbr\u003eThe store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. But why has Mimi started writing down \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e and giving away \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e stories of the dresses in her shop? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst personal and professional turmoil, can Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour and her boring life for one she actually wants?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2553052\"\u003eErin McKean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 Spot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.21w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446555722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 044655572X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin McKean\u003c\/b\u003e is the blogger behind \u003ci\u003eA Dress A Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the inspiration for this novel. Her writing has been featured in many media outlets from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently works as the editor of \u003ci\u003eVERBATIM\u003c\/i\u003e, and was previously at OUP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"5 Spot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669419528429,"sku":"9780446555722","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1b4f5cd4-8860-4792-9fcc-75ca8a8c5a5c.jpg?v=1649475449","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-lives-of-dresses-9780446555722","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}