In the present time, Alice is eighteen and already weighed down by the trials that women go through. When a distant aunt arrives bringing Alice a gift she doesn’t receive it well. It’s tradition in the family that the youngest female be the keeper of a lace veil, made years ago and passed down generation to generation. Alice tosses it aside and forgets about it.
In the early 1900’s Eugenia falls victim to an arranged marriage. Her only solace is lacemaking and it becomes her lifeline. Her intricate lace holds hidden messages meant for her best friend…messages that ultimately become a plea for help.
When Alice comes across the code for her inherited lace veil, she begins to piece together it’s hidden message and begins piecing together her family history, which she had no prior knowledge of…
I really enjoyed the history of this story, the act of lacemaking that brought women together and the bonds that came with it. Thank you so much @otrpr for gifting us this book!
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