TY - BOOK N2 - A spirited woman survives the sinking of the Titanic only to find herself embroiled in the tumultuous aftermath of that great tragedy. Tess is one of the last people to escape into a lifeboat. When an enterprising reporter turns her employer, Lady Duff Gordon, into an object of scorn, Tess is torn between loyalty and the truth. AB - A spirited woman survives the sinking of the Titanic only to find herself embroiled in the tumultuous aftermath of that great tragedy. Tess is one of the last people to escape into a lifeboat. When an enterprising reporter turns her employer, Lady Duff Gordon, into an object of scorn, Tess is torn between loyalty and the truth. T1 - The dressmaker :a novel / DA - ©2012. CY - New York : AU - Alcott, Kate. ET - 1st ed. CN - PR6101.L426 CN - PR6101.L426 PB - Doubleday, PP - New York : PY - ©2012. ID - 732388 KW - Women dressmakers KW - Shipwreck survival KW - British KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Reporters and reporting KW - Scandals KW - Extortion SN - 9780385535588 SN - 0385535589 TI - The dressmaker :a novel / ER -