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Dina Kirk, barely a teenager, has spent her childhood stitching tiny pieces for her family’s dressmaking business in Germany. At thirteen, she boards a ship to Brooklyn, hoping to leave behind the constant clatter of the sewing machine and find a fresh start.
Arriving in 1870s Brooklyn, Dina is forced back to the very trade she vowed to abandon; a job leads her step‑by‑step into the bustling tailor’s shop where she discovers not only her own hidden talent but also a side of bravery she never imagined—facing fires and epidemics, and the pull of home.
Along the way she forges a new bond with her uncle’s family and the young tailors, notably Johann. Through Dina’s eyes, readers glimpse a vivid portrait of immigrant life and the enduring pull of family and craft.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Patricia Reilly Giff
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