I pushed off my cleaning of the house, which is badly needed, and let the kids run wild, so that I could finish my delightful story. Boy, am I glad I did that.
Now I am hear to share this beautiful story with you.
I received the book, Tiffany Girl, by Deeanne Gist in the mail a week or so ago as a gift for a launch party to read and review. I was so very, VERY excited about this, because I fell in love with Deeanne's books many years ago. You see, I always look to see when her next book is coming out. I was quite excited to sign up for this opportunity and even more so to get to be a part of it. I read the book in 3 days, but if I had no distractions it would have been done in 1 day. Deeanne's books never disappoint and this one was filled with even more details and story!
Below is the summary of the book listed by Deeanne Gist:
As preparations for the 1893 World’s Fair set Chicago and the nation on fire, Louis Tiffany—heir to the exclusive Fifth Avenue jewelry empire—seizes the opportunity to unveil his state-of-the-art, stained glass, mosaic chapel, the likes of which the world has never seen.
But when Louis’s dream is threatened by a glassworkers’ strike months before the Fair opens, he turns to an unforeseen source for help: the female students at the Art Students League of New York. Eager for adventure, the young women pick up their skirts, move to boarding houses, take up steel cutters, and assume new identities as the “Tiffany Girls.”
Tiffany Girl is the heartwarming story of the impetuous Flossie Jayne, a beautiful, budding artist who is handpicked by Louis to help complete the Tiffany chapel. Though excited to live in a boarding house when most women stayed home, she quickly finds the world is less welcoming than anticipated. From a Casanova male, to an unconventional married couple, and a condescending singing master, she takes on a colorful cast of characters to transform the boarding house into a home while racing to complete the Tiffany chapel and make a name for herself in the art world.
As challenges mount, her ambitions become threatened from an unexpected quarter: her own heart. Who will claim victory? Her dreams or the captivating boarder next door?
I'm not one for giving spoilers, so I will be simple in my description.
I fell in love slowly with Flossie and Reeve. I quite enjoyed the changes that they went through in the story and the things that they learned. I could quite relate to Flossie, being that I was so naive when I was in high school. I'm not entirely like Flossie, but I could relate to how she was thinking. Reeve's struggles were interesting to read about and at times pulled at my heartstrings. I could see why Flossie wanted to help him so badly. There were times when I wanted to yell at Flossie about something stupid she did or Reeve over some mistake he made. I adored Reeve's journey and progression and would love to have a Reeve all to myself, but I enjoyed the fact that Deeanne showed this journey for this man. Sometimes girls fall in love with a man and marry them and later on might not like them much, but its all about the journey. We change over time for good or for bad, but its the matter of realizing that change happens and asking yourself what you're going to do about it. It gives hope that people can change in their time for the better and to just show them love. There was another scene that about broke my heart and others that caused the hair on my arms to stand, but in a good way. ;) I quite enjoyed the love that came from this book. I hope that many girls will enjoy this beautiful romance. Many smiles formed on my lips as I continued the story and how I wish that I could continue on with it, but alas all stories (at least in book form) must come to an end.
I loved learning about this history during that time period and try to imagine myself in that life. Trying to gain independence for women had to have been such a tough journey for many and I applaud those women for their efforts and success! Even though, I live the life of a stay at home mom, those women helped shape the future ideas of many men to where its common for women to work. Women are capable of doing many things these days and reading Tiffany Girl causes you to realize how fortunate women of today are.
I also quite enjoyed learning about Tiffany glass and how it was made. I have to say that after being a part of this launch and reading this book I now want something that looks like Tiffany glass and I would love to visit somewhere that has the true Tiffany glass. Also I thought if you might like to look into Tiffany glass and Tiffany himself, then visit this link: Louis Comfort Tiffany
On another side note this book also caused me to want to paint and write again. So hopefully I can pursue those loves once again.
Along with that I really felt Flossie's struggles when it came to how she felt about herself and her talents. I know I struggle a lot with this feeling of that I'm not amazing or my talents aren't good enough to be published or loved by others. It was good to read about how Flossie dealt with it and it helped me realize that its okay to not be the best, but to just enjoy.
I do hope you will check out Tiffany Girl. It is available to buy today, so I will post an Amazon link for you to go to. Amazon-Tiffany Girl
You can also visit Deeanne's website. I'll link it to her book page. Check out her other books and the other fun features on her site. She also has a blog where you can learn more about her, her books, and her research. Please share her books with others and make sure you #TiffanyGirl Deeanne Gist website
Thank you so much for joining me in this review and please go dive into the story yourself. It won't disappoint!
Now I guess I better go clean my house... I really deserve a wage for this.... :)
