A timeless classic by my favorite author of all time was instantly my favorite book of hers this year! That is until the next one I read everytime!  I recommended this book to a friend who had not read any books by this author and she now is addicted too even though it's not her usual genre. Beautiful and emotional this book was everything I hoped for!

The wedding dress was another family saga and all that sagas bring. The Wedding Dress being the tie that binds. From the '20's thru the 60's. Good story

What a charming read! Delightful beach reading. It's a story about a wedding dress and all the women who wear it.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

The Wedding Dress chronicles the story of the Deveraux family of 1920s San Francisco society, and the wedding of their daughter, Eleanor, to wealthy banker Alexander Allen.  The wedding, held in the family’s Pacific Heights mansion, was everything they’d hoped, and Eleanor’s dress, designed by one of the most famous fashion houses in Paris, was exquisite in every way. But their dream life was about to come to an end, during their perfect honeymoon in Europe, when Alex learns of the Wall Street Crash. The families lose everything. We watch the families struggle through war, personal tragedies and changing world situations.  The book starts strong but somehow loses steam by the end.  I felt that the beginning was so much better than the end.  This has happened several times lately with Danielle Steel's books.

An interesting novel that spanned several decades. If you are a Danielle Steel fan, you'll love this new novel. It was a quick read.

Loved this story of 4 generations of women who lived in California.  Starting in the 1920's with a very special wedding dress being designed for Eleanor and her fabulous wedding.  Soon afterwards the stock market crash and great depression hit but Eleanor, Alex and her parents do everything they can to keep the dress.  They survive and have a daughter Camille who is a disappointment to the family. When she dies a week after giving birth to a little girl her grandparents are there for her.  Ruby is a wonderful character and she and Zack live a life in turmoil.  I almost wish this was a series with 4 books each of the women were so strong and likable.  It was nice how the dress tied each of the stories together.  I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I loved this book! I don't know how Danielle Steel continues to do it, but her books just pull me in and make me feel like I am watching her story play out right in front of my ears. A heartfelt story of love and loss, rich to poor played out over generations.

The Wedding Dress is classic Danielle Steel. Spanning multiple decades The Wedding Dress begins in the roaring 20s in California in the glitzy social circles of San Francisco. The event of the season is the Devereaux wedding-beautiful Eleanor marrying handsome banker Allen. The year is 1929 and the Eleanor's wedding dress, couture made in Paris, is the talk of the town. Recognizing the date readers will soon realize that fortunes turn quickly in this novel and Eleanor, Alex and her parents are not spared from the stock market crash. Not afraid of hard work amid changed circumstances Eleanor and Alex try to adapt to their new normal as newlyweds.  Throughout economic and political changes, both in America and internationally, the one constant that remains is the exquisite wedding dress and the generations of family that will wear it.  This is classic Steel-historical family saga that wraps up in a pretty bow at the end.  

This story is a quick read, with some great historical references and delicious fashion detail; the repetitious details (common in many of her books) are not necessary and detract from the novel. 

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Thank you to NetGalley.

I loved this book. I'm biased because I loved most of her books and that's a lot of them.

Who doesn't love a wedding, historical fiction, and a traditional wedding gown passed down from generation to generation except for one?

From 1928 from luxurious cotillion balls to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 through depression, and through the years, this family had it's ups and downs, tragedies and happiness and everything else you can think of.

I loved it and cried sometimes because who doesn't cry at weddings. If you do not, you're not an emotional person like me, especially with a wedding gown that gets passed down.

The Wedding Dress is a gripping story of families throughout time, their tenacity to keep moving forward, love, heartbreak and the true bond of families.  A lot of historical facts are built into the story, which made it come to life even more.  The lessons of traditions, love and forgiveness are especially poignant.  Well done Danielle Steele.

4 1/2 STARS!

A novel by Danielle Steel is always sure to please and THE WEDDING DRESS is no exception. A family rich in depth and character falls into despair during the crash of 1929 just after their only daughter wore the Parisian designed wedding dress of her dreams to marry the love of her life. Hard times hit them all for many years as they slowly learn to live a different life than they dreamed of, but prosper in their own way none-the-less. The story lines sees us through the lives of all of these characters into several generations to come as this wedding dress is the start of several marriages.

I recommend this book to anyone who loves a family rich saga that shares both ups and downs of life as the story delves deeply into each character. Through love and hate, dreams and nightmares, riches and the simple things in life we follow the lives of the families. There's a lot to comprehend along the way, but I really enjoyed it.

This book follows four generations in a family that has been through so much.  From the stock market crash in 1929 to weddings and funerals, this book has it all.  I loved being swept away into the different time periods in the book and seeing how this beautiful one of a kind dress takes part in this family's journey throughout time.  Danielle Steele is definitely true to form in this book.  Thanks for the ARC, Net Galley.  It is yet another literary triumph from this author.

Danielle Steel is one of the authors that readers buy their books without even looking at the subject or synopsis.  We know that inside, we will find an emotionally charged story filled with ever evolving characters set in communities that seem familiar.  There is never any question on whether we will love the story, we already do.  
This story is centered on several generations of a family who find themselves wearing a wedding gown first worn in 1928 and passed through the decades to bring a sense of continuity as traditions are set.  Each bride will add another loving memory to the dress's history and we will follow along, enjoying the journey and loving the stories.

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This is a sweet story from one of the best in the world, Danielle Steel. In this wonderful read we meet the Deveraux/Allen family. As the family goes through generations of good and bad including war, births, money struggles and so much more the thing that thrives generation after generation is The Wedding Dress. 

This book reminded me so much of Jewels, the book Steel wrote in 1992. A family heirloom that is handed down through the generations and if only the heirloom could tell the stories it has seen.

Again, Danielle Steel has written a book that will stand the test of time and like her heirlooms will be passed along the generations of readers. 

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This read like her older books, which are my favorites. You start out in the 1920's to current. Spanning a family of generations. Set in San Francisco. People that went from Rich to Poor in a short time and how they rebuilt their lives.
We follow a wedding dress in the family during this time and who will wear it and who won't. How many generations it will go through. Relationships that stay and go. SO much emotion all into one book.
I received this from NetGalley for review.

This was the story of a couture wedding dress that was created before the big crash of 1929 and continues being used by generations of women in the same family. Something Danielle Steele is good at is writing romances and she created not one but three love stories.  Each of the women endures trials and tribulations finding true love as the decades go by from the stock market crash of '29 to the age of computer whizzes and house-flippers. This is a good one. I highly recommend it.

I obtained this book through Net Galley and have left an honest review.

Another great book by Danielle Steel!  This was probably one of my favorites by her.  She never fails me.  ❤️

This was a great historical fiction/romance novel with strong characters and an interesting storyline.  The settings and descriptions of the clothes were so glamourous, I could picture them in my mind.  I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it.

Thanks to Random House - Ballantine and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

So this is a really good story, but I was not a fan of the way it was told.  It almost felt like a recitation of facts instead of a colorful narrative.  There were so many pointless moments, they came home had dinner and went to bed.  Why is that a necessary part of the story.  I kept finding myself thinking that something was about to happen, but nope, they were just getting ready for bed discussing nothing important.

I honestly believe this is a fabulous story and if you like Danielle Steel you will love this book. This is my second attempt at reading her novels, and I just don't think I enjoy the way she tells a story, but I do love the stories she thinks up.

Thanks so much to Netgalley for the review copy!

Like  the earlier Danielle Steel novels this one wan one of those I could not put down. The history intertwined with family kept me riveted and the importance of family always touch’s my heart. Well done Ms Steel!