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If they knew who she was, they’d never accept what she’s become.

Claire will stop at nothing to provide for her daughters. An unwed mother, she does everything possible to raise them whilst avoiding her scandalous past. Some secrets are best kept, even between mother and daughter.

Alice longs for a father, especially if that means her mother will be happy. She takes matters into her own hands—but she never expected what she finds.

Despite her efforts to shelter her daughters, Claire’s ghosts rise up to haunt her, and any semblance of control over her life vanishes. If her secrets are uncovered, what will become of her family?

The Dressmaker’s Secret is the first novel in a Christian family saga, The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy.

Tropes present

Religious epiphany Claire’s had to be tough all of her life and doesn’t have much time for religion, and then one night…

Second chance Claire’s husband from long ago comes to visit, causing all kinds of drama. At first she thinks he’s a lost cause and is shocked he’d even show his face in Britain, but…

Too nice to live The main character’s ex-husband’s new wife is too kind to hate, but it’s pretty clear that if the romantic plot does it’s thing she’ll have to…

Sexism workaround As the title indicates, the main character is a dressmaker, and she has created a middle-class lifestyle for her children despite being a single mother in 19th-century Britain.