The Dressmaker's Secret

She needs to keep her past a secret, but how can she when her daughter insists on asking questions? London, 1870Miss Chattoway has built her business from a one-woman operation to a successful dress shop catering to the upper class. By keeping her twin daughters a secret and telling no one about their father, she ensures that her reputation remains spotless and ladies of London continue returning for her services.Eight-year-old Alice wants one thing-to make her mother happy. She's sure that her mother wouldn't cry anymore if their family became whole ... but that means finding out who her father is and forcing him to return to them.While Miss Chattoway struggles to balance the roles of mother and provider with her emotional turmoil, Alice investigates her mother's past. However, she is unprepared for what she discovers.The first novel in The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, a Christian historical family saga