Book #26

The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby

288 pages

I definitely think I would have liked this one more if it had no real-life historical references in it. Like, if this book was about a fictional dress that ended up making history, instead of a real one. The story is about the pink suit Jackie Kennedy wore on the day JFK was shot. It is about the making of the dress, and the seamstress who makes it.

Kate makes dresses, and sometimes makes them for The Wife with the company she works for. When she is asked to make the pink suit, she knows something is special about it, even though it comes with many trials and troubles as it is designed and made.

Along the way, Kate falls in love with Patrick, her friend and the neighborhood butcher. This part of the story was much more entertaining.

If you're looking for a book about Jackie O., this is not it. It does not show her in the most favorable light and she is honestly barely in the book at all. If you look past the historical importance of the situation, the novel is fine. Not the best thing I've read, definitely not the worst.

Next up: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell