"Awkward and shy Isabelle Shelton has always found comfort in retreating into the world of her mother’s dressmaking shop, Mrs. Shelton’s Fashions. The predictable environment of stitches, patterns, and fabrics has been a sanctuary from the cruel, chaotic world that took her father in a tragic accident years ago. Izzie's beautiful sister, Sylvia, was old enough to watch her father's death force her mother to give up their respectable middle-class home and start dressmaking to support their family. That's why, when she meets sophisticated, wealthy Hugo Pearsall, Sylvia seizes her chance for a better life, even if it means distancing herself from her family and creating a deep rift between her and her sister. When their mother dies unexpectedly, the sisters are stunned to find they’ve jointly inherited the family business, stirring up old resentments and hurt feelings. Izzie is determined to buy Sylvia out, but when she’s conscripted into the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, she’s forced to seek Sylvia’s help to keep the shop open. Realizing this could be her one chance at reconciliation with her sister, Sylvia is determined to save Mrs. Shelton’s Fashions from closure--and financial ruin. Through letters, the sisters begin to confront old wounds, new loves, and the weight of family legacy in order to forge new beginnings in this lyrically moving novel perfect for fans of Genevieve Graham and Lucinda Riley"--