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Lucy Adlington
The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious…
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A sus catorce anos y en su primer dia de trabajo, Ella se adentra en un mundo de sedas, tijeras, alfileres y bordados. Pero ese no es un taller de…
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Drawing on a vast array of sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, this powerful book tells the story of the brave women who used their sewing skills to…
Shining a light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust, Adlington weaves an unforgettable story of strength, survival, and a friendship that can endure anything, set inside a sewing workshop…
Rose, Ella, Mina and Carla. In another life we might all have been friends together. But this was Birchwood. For fans of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Boy…
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A unique blend of material culture and memoirs including interviews with wartime women, including Bletchley veterans and Holocaust survivors.
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A unique blend of material culture and memoirs. Interviews with wartime women, including Bletchley veterans and Holocaust survivors.
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Reveals the stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. This…
The journey through Great War Fashion is not just about the changing clothes and fashions of the war years, but much more than that - it is a journey into…
En el taller de costura todas tenian nombre. En el campo, solo eran un numero
Las costureras de Auschwitz cuenta la historia de las veinticinco mujeres y adolescentes, la mayoria…
