Das Geheime Leben Meiner Kleider (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
McKean's tale started off very slowly for me. The first two chapters were over forty pages, so it was hard for me to find a good place to take a break. Plus, I like having more reasonable length chapters to keep up motivation. Having said that, the story really picks up after the third chapter. Dora is a lovely character, blossoming during tragedy and finding her true self. Con is a likeable gentleman. The other supporting characters while at times stereotypical are amusing and flesh out the story well. I could see this easily becoming a basis for a Hallmark movie. I thought it was a cute story about a girl, Dora who has never known what she wants in life or who she really is. Dora's parents died when she was very young and she was raised by her grandmother Mimi. Her grandmother has always tried to get her to wear the vintage clothes and even goes as far as making a closet for Dora full of vintage clothes. When Mimi gets a stroke, Dora decides to go back to Forsyth. Leaving behind a guy she has had a great crush on, she meets a new man who she could fall for. All the while running her grandmother's store and dealing with an annoying and pushy aunt who is trying to change Mimi's store. I like how you saw Dora grow throughout the book and all the lovable characters in the book.
What do You think about Das Geheime Leben Meiner Kleider (2011)?
Could have easily enough been a short story ...
—dchelle84
