The Dressmaker of Paris

  • Broo Doherty

  • ​Drama; Historical; Romance

  • January 2021

    • Bulgaria: Ciela Norma AD

    • Czech Republic: Euromedia Group

    • ​Denmark: Cicero, Gyldendal

    • Germany: Goldmann PRH

    • Hungary: Central Kiadoi

    • Italy: Mondadori

    • Norway: Gylendal Norsk

    • Poland: Otwarte

    • Romania: ​Humanitas

    • Russia: Eksmo

    • Spain: Urano

    • Sweden: Modernista

    • Ukraine: Knigolove LLC

    • World English Language: Hodder & Stoughton

I need to tell you a story, ma chère. My story.

Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her.

What brought her to this moment? As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of Nazi occupation and fleeing in the night. Of hope and heartbreak in Switzerland; glamour and love in Paris. Of ambition and devastation in Rio de Janeiro; success and self-discovery in New York.

A life spent running, she sees now. But she will run no longer.

Selected Praise

“In a few pages I was hooked and read it to the end as quickly as life allowed ... The story is closely anchored in contemporary events, and we always know the date and place of every incident. It is difficult to believe that it is not an autobiography, but the author assures us that only one passage is autobiographical and then doesn’t say which. An outstanding debut novel.”
— Historical Novel Society
“Glorious. It really reminded me of the great blockbusters of Judith Krantz, Shirley Conran and Barbara Taylor Bradford - the books that captured my heart and my imagination as a teenager and made me fall in love with reading. An epic, absorbing story spanning the lifetime of one extraordinary woman through hardship, heartbreak and survival. It swept me away.”
— Iona Grey
“Spanning time and the globe, this is a historical novel with a difference, following Rosa Kusstatscher’s journey to global fashion icon. Delicious descriptions of Chanel perfume bottles and cultural references combine to add sparkle. Ideal for fans of Fiona Valpy ... An enthralling and sweeping journey through one woman’s inspirational life.”
— MyWeekly