A review by maritay918
By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Trying to keep the historical setting in mind, I did love Ann’s passion and marveled at her talent. However, I could not shake this niggling feeling that she was a bit too self-focused. It was a complicated relationship between Ann and I as I read. LOL  Overall I liked the book. Never knew about Ann, so I was happy to learn about how she impacted “high society” fashion in the South and eventually in other places in the US, like New York. 

Not to be missed was the societal context in which Ann lived. I think it was handled well in both areas of class and race. 
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