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Little Black Dress

by Susan McBride (Goodreads Author)

3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 · rating details · 495 ratings · 139 reviews

Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.

Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off-track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni f...more

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Published August 23rd 2011 by William Morrow

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Aug 21, 2011 Laurel-Rain rated it 4 of 5 stars

Antonia Ashton has it all: a thriving business in the city of St. Louis, a promising relationship, and some distance from the small town where she grew up. But one night, things go awry when she discovers that her relationship is not what she thought it was.

Back in Blue Hills, Missouri, Evie Ashton, Antonia's mother, is frantically searching for something in her old, dusty attic. She has had flashes of visions and dreams of her long lost sister Anna, and is determined to somehow reconnect with h...more Antonia Ashton has it all: a thriving business in the city of St. Louis, a promising relationship, and some distance from the small town where she grew up. But one night, things go awry when she discovers that her relationship is not what she thought it was.

Back in Blue Hills, Missouri, Evie Ashton, Antonia's mother, is frantically searching for something in her old, dusty attic. She has had flashes of visions and dreams of her long lost sister Anna, and is determined to somehow reconnect with her. But something happens in the attic that day, and it changes the lives of both Evie and Antonia.

Moments in the lives of these women converge when Evie's stroke puts her in the hospital and sends Antonia back to help out. But Antonia discovers that, not only must she sort through her mother's clutter to put her house in order, she must also uncover the secrets that upended this family many years ago.

Over the pages of "Little Black Dress: A Novel," we learn of a strange and somewhat magical dress that Anna purchased the night before her wedding, and how whatever she saw when she wore it sent her running. We also see how the dress has affected Evie, and now Antonia.

What is the secret of this dress, and what magical elements does it possess? How does it change lives?

Even if you don't believe in magic, you will find this story captivating as it spotlights the interior world of three wonderfully drawn characters. I enjoyed the way Evie's story continued throughout the book, alternating in chapters with Antonia, even though she is in a coma in a hospital bed. It's as if we're seeing flashbacks, or perhaps we're just seeing her back story. As different as the mother and daughter are, the commonalities stood out in stark relief as we learned of their dreams, their hopes, and how the past shaped each of them.

With each chapter, we come closer to learning what actually happened between Anna and Evie, and even though I guessed the secret long before it was revealed (which is why I deducted one star), there were pieces of it that totally surprised me in the end. Four stars for this wonderful story.
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Feb 02, 2013 Rosie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book and I could never figure out what was going to happen next. It had lots of surprises in it. and I could not put it down. Loved it.

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Oct 27, 2011 Angie Abbey rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is an excellent book.

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Nov 13, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Toni owns her own business planning celebrations, but on the night she expects a wedding proposal, she is disappointed. To make the night worse she also receives news that her mother has had a stroke and is in a coma back in Blue Hills, Missouri. Toni heads home to be with her emotionally distant mother and finds questions about her mother and family she’s never known.

The chapters alternate between Toni and her mother’s life. Anna grew up with family drama of her own, drama that led to the disco...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Lydia Laceby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

Little Black Dress was a great little book with a mysterious little black dress! This story about family secrets captured my attention and I loved the slow reveal over the course of the novel.

I thought the alternating narrative suited this story and kept me intrigued as it passed back and forth from mother to daughter while unravelling their family secrets. There were aspects that I found predictable, which was unfortunate, and took away from the novel somewh...more Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

Little Black Dress was a great little book with a mysterious little black dress! This story about family secrets captured my attention and I loved the slow reveal over the course of the novel.

I thought the alternating narrative suited this story and kept me intrigued as it passed back and forth from mother to daughter while unravelling their family secrets. There were aspects that I found predictable, which was unfortunate, and took away from the novel somewhat for me (I’d read something similar recently). In the end though, I still enjoyed watching Toni uncover the truth about her family and all the characters coming to terms with their past and look forward to their futures.

And speaking of the future, how about that little black dress? Would you want a glimpse of the future if the opportunity presented itself or would you prefer not to know? This mystical dress sends each woman down different paths in their lives, bringing them together at various points and veering away from each other at others. I still have no idea what I would do, but suspect I would follow along Evie’s line and keep it hidden, digging it out as a last resort.

I enjoyed all the characters, thought they were well developed and even though I didn’t necessarily agree with all their choices, they were always explained and based on their characters they seemed plausible. I enjoyed Evie’s story just as much as her contemporary daughter and became immersed in the description of her era from the courtship with her husband to the family dynamics and history of the vineyard.

The ending surprised me, but it was a pleasant surprise and I won’t divulge much other than to say it was probably the only real unexpected part of the novel for me and it didn’t seem out of place or unnatural to the story. I quite liked it actually.

Be sure to pick up Little Black Dress if you’re looking for a great family saga spanning generations with a bit of a mystical edge. I look forward to more from Susan McBride!
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Jun 03, 2012 Angela Risner rated it 4 of 5 stars

I had not read any of Susan McBride's books before, but I have to say that I will be checking them out after reading this one.

Antonia (aka Toni) is a successful event planner with her own business. Her boyfriend seems on the verge of proposing, when her mother suffers a stroke. Toni heads back to her hometown to be at her mother's side.

While there, she finds the little black dress that her mother was wearing when she had the stroke. When she puts the dress on, she is amazed at how the dress fits...more

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Nov 20, 2011 Brenda Rupp rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the story of two sisters, one daughter and one amazing magical little black dress. Each is affected by the dress in a different way. It seems to be industructable, and fits anyone who puts it on no matter their size, and the magic happens when the dress is on, the person sees bits and pieces of their future as it should be.

Two sisters, one leaves their home on the day of her wedding leaving her groom at the alter and the family forever broken and hurt by that. They have no idea where she...more This is the story of two sisters, one daughter and one amazing magical little black dress. Each is affected by the dress in a different way. It seems to be industructable, and fits anyone who puts it on no matter their size, and the magic happens when the dress is on, the person sees bits and pieces of their future as it should be.

Two sisters, one leaves their home on the day of her wedding leaving her groom at the alter and the family forever broken and hurt by that. They have no idea where she has gone to or why. The only thing she has left behind was the little black dress she bought from a gypsy to wear to her dinner the night before the wedding.

Antonia, the daughter comes home when her mother is in a coma after suffering from a stroke. As she puts her Mothers house in order she finds she must also put her own life in order. She finds the little black dress which has some how shown up again, and it also shows to her bits of her future.

This story was so unusual, not like anything I've read in a long while and I loved it. I couldn't put the book down until I finished it and then I still wanted more. I really loved this book and look forward to more by this author.

Here is the information that I found on Good Reads which also appears on the back of the book:

Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.

Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off-track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni finds the old Victorian where she grew up as crammed full of secrets as it is with clutter. Now she must put her mother’s house in order—and uncover long-buried truths about Evie and her aunt, Anna, who vanished fifty years earlier on the eve of her wedding. By shedding light on the past, Toni illuminates her own mistakes and learns the most unexpected things about love, magic, and a little black dress with the power to break hearts...and mend them.

"A lovely and entertaining journey into the magical side of things."--Sarah Addison Allen

“I'll read anything by Susan McBride.”
—Charlaine Harris

“An enchanting escape into a magical world.” —M. J. Rose(less)

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Sep 06, 2012 Whitney rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Everyone!

Recommended to Whitney by: My book club

Shelves: favorites, kindle

I was a little nervous when I first started this book and it sounded like it was going to be your basic chick-lit, with a size 10 woman whining about being fat and never finding love, but the book quickly proved me wrong. Within the first few chapters, I was hooked and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. The author does a great job of showing the complex relationships between sister as well as mothers & daughters. It makes me want to call my mother and tell her how much I love her.

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Jul 09, 2011 Mary Gramlich rated it 5 of 5 stars

LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Susan McBride
08/11 - HarperCollins Publishers - Paperback, 320 pages

Do you have to believe in magic for it to happen?

This story is told in two distinctive parts from two unique points of view. You have Evie telling the life and times of her rocky relationship with her sister Anna. We follow this progression in the time frame of the 1950’s and read the lives of these two sisters and how events and decisions made by one can direct the life of the other. While Evie is steady a...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

“I watched her as she moved, saw the way the dress sparkled…….I thought it was evil at first, what the dress had done to us.” Page 286

A little black dress with plans?

Interesting......but don't we all have a little black dress somewhere? I bet we do, but not sure anyone has a little black dress with plans....well no one except Anna Evans and her sister Toni.

And what fascinating plans they were....they were plans that affected the Evans women from one generation to the next. Its plans were both...more

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Nov 12, 2011 Hattie Norman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Many times throughout my life I’ve heard friends and/or family members say “a woman must have a little black dress in her closet.” Those words came immediately to mind when I saw the title little black dress by SUSAN McBRIDE. This novel happens in Blue Hills, Missouri and on an island named Mosquito Island. It’s mainly about three women: Evie, Annabelle and Toni. To prove the significance of the women SUSAN McBRIDE named each chapter after one of these women. Each woman deals with the magical po...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, contemporary-fiction, chick-lit

Light as air novel a la Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants about a mother and daughter (plus aunt) and the magical black dress that enables them to see the future. The narrative switches between the mother, who is in a coma, and the daughter who reluctantly joins her bedside. I enjoyed the understated mystical quality of this tale and the writing is solid but for some reason the storyline didn’t really draw me in.

The setting is different: it takes place in the Missouri wine country (who knew the...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Beverly Diehl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Two sisters and a daughter - or is it a niece? - and a magic dress. We have a mother, Evie, suffering a stroke, her daughter Toni coming home to care for her, and a missing aunt, Anna. It turns out that a certain magical black dress is at the root of all mysteries - and solutions.

When you don the dress, it not only fits perfectly and in a flattering manner, regardless of your size and shape (which in and of itself it pure magic) but it gives you a glimpse of the future. Once you've glimpsed the...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Virginia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: what-i-m-reading-in-2012

usan McBride wrote a perfectly charming romance with a touch of magic. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I loved the concept of a dress with a magical spell.

The story is told by two characters, Evie, the mother and Toni, the daughter.

Toni is having dinner with her longtime boyfriend. She thinks he is about to pop the question but instead he gives her a key to his apartment. Disillusioned, she doesn’t have time to give him an answer when her phone rings. Her mother is in the hospital. She...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Christi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads

This was a very interesting read. Sort of Travelling Pants for the more mature crowd.

It is told from two points of view, first person from 71 year old Evie, mostly in flashbacks after her stroke that sets the story in motion and third person from her 46 year old daughter, Antonia. The third major character in this book is Annabelle, Evie's younger, wilder, more vivacious sister.

Annabelle buys the Little Black Dress just before her marriage to the biggest catch in Blue Hills, MO. But a vision s...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Michelle added it

Little Black Dress by Susan McBride is one of those charming but forgettable woman’s lit stories. Revolving around a mysterious black dress and its impact on three members of a family, the dress now falls into the hands of the next generation at a time of another family crisis. Secrets will be revealed, and everyone will find their happily ever after in predictable fashion.

This is not to say that Little Black Dress is a horrible novel that no one should read. It is charming in its own right, as...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Nancy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-read

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I'm so glad I did, I loved it!

Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.

Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off-track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni finds the old Victorian where she grew up as crammed...more

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Aug 23, 2011 Georgina rated it 5 of 5 stars

As Coco Chanel once famously stated “every girl needs their little black dress” . Well Susan McBride’s new novel Little Black Dress follows this premise but takes it one step further. What if that wonderful little black dress didn’t just make you look and feel amazing it did much more? How much more? Well it showed whoever wore the dress what their future holds. Would Coco Chanel still be telling us all we need our little black dresses if they all did this?

Antonia (also known as Toni), is a succ...more As Coco Chanel once famously stated “every girl needs their little black dress” . Well Susan McBride’s new novel Little Black Dress follows this premise but takes it one step further. What if that wonderful little black dress didn’t just make you look and feel amazing it did much more? How much more? Well it showed whoever wore the dress what their future holds. Would Coco Chanel still be telling us all we need our little black dresses if they all did this?

Antonia (also known as Toni), is a successful business women with her own thriving business and a relationship that seems to be going well. Life seems to be running along smoothly for Antonia, until her mother, Evie, suffers a stroke, forcing Antonia to return to her home of Blue Hills. Antonia, with the help of her mother’s housekeeper, stumbles across more secrets than she ever dreamed existed in her childhood home. Antonia vows to uncover these secrets and understand her mother’s life, before it is too late, including the story of her aunt Anna who disappeared fifty years ago the night before her wedding. Will Antonia be able to handle the secrets she reveals or are they just better left in the past? Antonia will not only learn about her family, and a little black dress that just may be magical, but she will also learn some home truths about herself too.

I can’t believe that I am admitting to this but I have never read any of Susan McBride’s previous work, although I have heard many great things about The Cougar Club. Well let me tell you that’s about to change, from now on I will be searching out everything written by Susan. After reading Little Black Dress I can’t wait to read more from her. I loved Little Black Dress from the first page to the last, with the concept of fate, the path your life takes and a little magic thrown in, being fresh and new in relation to many topics that chick lit authors tend to focus on. I fell in love with Evie and Toni almost straight away, and as the novel progressed I found myself hoping that Evie would recover in such a way that sometimes I forgot she was she just a character rather than a real person. I wanted to be friends with both of these ladies, even though they were both older than I am, I felt that I could relate to them in many ways. I particularly liked the way in which both the present and past stories are told in relation to each other, switching from one chapter being in the past to the next being in the present. The story flowed easily without losing track of what was going on with each character at any one time.

I am a firm realist and don’t tend to enjoy novels or movies with magical elements in them as I do not find them realistic to life. Some people enjoy novels about magical elements, finding that they transport them off to a different world, however I prefer my novels to have some realism to them. And while Little Black Dress is very relatable in many senses I found that I did not enjoy a large amount of the magical elements in this book. I feel that if more information was given as to where the dress came from before it came to be in the shop I would have enjoyed reading about it more. I would also have liked to have heard more of Anna’s story, where she was while she was gone and what she was thinking and feeling.

Overall I loved this book and would defiantly recommend it, even to those of you who don’t usually like magic mixed in with your chick lit (that would be me before reading the novel). Little Black dress is a sentimental look into family relationships and in particular that special bond between mother and daughter. This novel is filled with hope, magic and love, told with Susan McBride’s sparkling wit. This novel will leave you feeling like a child again, asking yourself the question, does magic truly exist?

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Aug 19, 2011 Sandi rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Two sisters whose lives seemed forever intertwined are torn apart when a magical little black dress gives each one a glimpse of an unavoidable future.
Antonia Ashton has worked hard to build a thriving career and a committed relationship, but she realizes her life has gone off track. Forced to return home to Blue Hills when her mother, Evie, suffers a massive stroke, Toni finds the old Victorian where she grew up as crammed full of secrets as it is with clutter. Now she must pu...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Tara Chevrestt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-release, librarything, arc

This is a very engrossing read. I found myself wishing I had a dress like this, that conformed to whatever figure I have, that sewed itself up immaculately, and told the future.. but is know the future really such a good thing?

It can affect different people differently as we see here in this novel following the lives of two sisters and a daughter. Evie is the reasonable and smart older sister. She is the "good girl." When her younger sister, Anna, dons a little black future telling dress and jus...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Kate rated it 2 of 5 stars

I wasn't expecting any sort of fantasy when I picked up this book. I like fantasy, so it wasn't a mood-killer for me, but I have trouble with fantasy/magic being dropped into a contemporary, non-magical setting without any sort of explanation.

I finished the book, which generally means that my curiosity has been piqued and that the story moves along at an acceptable pace. Other than that, I'd say I'd forget reading it if it weren't for the cover of the book.

My biggest complaint? The author teased...more

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Feb 29, 2012 Poonchka rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

I really enjoyed "Little Black Dress" by Susan McBride. It was a quick, page-turning read. This story is about three women, two sisters and a daughter, and a little black dress. Each chapter alternates between Evie and Toni's point-of-view. Evie's point-of-view takes place during the 1960s, while Toni's is current day.

Evie's sister, Annabelle, is the first of three women to experience the power of the dress, which when one of them puts it on, fits perfectly and shows them a brief vision of the f...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Laura Spinella rated it 5 of 5 stars

Little Black dress is a charming and thoughtful read, using the premise of an heirloom dress that predicts the romantic future for each of the main characters, Toni, Evie and Anna. The book is told from the alternating points of view of Evie and Toni, with Anna intertwined in both women’s lives. The dress offers the wearer an unalterable glimpse of what’s to come, in addition to looking stunning on three different women—really, what more could you ask of staple evening wear? Well, of course ther...more

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Sep 18, 2011 Christine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this in a Goodreads giveaway. I actually read it all in one day. It was compelling and beautifully written. I'd recommend this book to anyone that wouldn't mind a little magic in their stories.

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Aug 29, 2011 Sarah Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-giveaways

I won this book as a first reads giveaway on goodreads. First of all, there's no mistaking this book for what it is (chick lit) but it's very good chick lit so I'm giving it a 4 based on comparision to its literary peers.

This book alternates between the perspective of Antonia (Toni) and her mother Evie. They have a damaged relationship, complicated by the relationship between Evie and her sister, Anna. The three women in this family are all linked by a magical little black dress that reminded m...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Julie Failla Earhart rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

Susan McBride is at her best in the little story about a staple in every woman’s closet: a little black dress.

The story centers around three women, Evie, her sister Anna, and Evie’s daughter Toni. The tale begins when an older Evie climbs out of bed and heads to the attic. She’s in search of something that she hasn’t seen in many, many years: the little black dress that tore her and Anna apart. She dons the dress, then has a massive stroke. Luckily the housekeeper finds her, but the damage is gr...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Erla-Mari Diedericks rated it 3 of 5 stars

I guessed the secret and the plot of the book a quarter of the way in, which spoiled it for me. Apart from that, it was a great idea - that of a little black dress that has the power to transform your life.

The writer could have played around more with the theme of outcomes, predictions and our own role in making it come true. do we make something come true because we believe it is our destiny or is our destiny something we have no control over?

It is an enjoyable book, however. It is well writte...more

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Nov 25, 2011 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've followed Susan McBride for many years. This is her best yet.

Antonia (Toni) Ashton left Blue Hills, MO with no intent of returning. When her mother has a stroke she returns to the house in which she grew up. As she begins to sort through her mother, Evie's, things to bring some order to the house, she finds an old hat box tucked far underneath the eves in the attic. In it are numerous pictures Toni puts in chronological order. This act begins to piece her family's history together.

Told in...more

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Aug 30, 2011 Bethany rated it 4 of 5 stars

Little Black Dress is a clearly drawn portrait of two sisters with a twist of magic. Little Black Dress traces the lives of Evie and Anna, how a magical black dress foretells their future, and how they each react to it. Toni, Evie's daughter, is drawn back home, and under the dress's spell, when her mother has a stroke. Suddenly forced to deal with her family's history Toni is surprised to find that she is stronger than she knew and must make some tough choices about her future. Although, full o...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, chicklit, for-review

Busy with life, Toni has everything her heart could desire. A successful growing business, a home of her own and a wonderful man who may pop the question any day. Her only regrets in life revolve around her mother and the separation that exists between them. In many ways the sudden stroke her mother Evie suffers is both a blessing and a curse. Leaving behind everything she loves, Toni returns to her parents home and winery to help her mother heal. The discovery of a magical black dress was the l...more Busy with life, Toni has everything her heart could desire. A successful growing business, a home of her own and a wonderful man who may pop the question any day. Her only regrets in life revolve around her mother and the separation that exists between them. In many ways the sudden stroke her mother Evie suffers is both a blessing and a curse. Leaving behind everything she loves, Toni returns to her parents home and winery to help her mother heal. The discovery of a magical black dress was the last thing she imagined she’d find.

A lovely surprise. Susan McBride’s novel Little Black Dress was more than I could have imagined. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but magical realism was certainly not on the list. What a pleasant surprise! Not only was the little black dress that could see into the future magical, but McBride’s writing was as well. Little Black Dress was a story that had me quickly engrossed in what turned out to be one of my favorite reads this year.

Within the pages of Little Black Dress are the stories of two completely different women, Evie and Toni. Evie, the mother of Toni, came from a home that had been ripped apart by the sudden decisions of her sister Anna after a fate filled encounter with the little black dress. From that point on Evie’s every decision was haunted not only by what her sister had done, but her own choice to slip into the dress the told her future. Toni’s encounter was much much different, but had an effect nonetheless. What was wonderful about each was the varying interpretations of the visions they were able to see, one gained comfort another strength and another ambivalence. It was interesting to consider what exactly I’d do if put in their shoes. I’d definitely be tempted to take a sneak peak into the future, but knowing that I wouldn’t be able to change the path I’m not sure I’d eagerly jump into the dress. What about you?

Another aspect of the story I thoroughly enjoyed were the varying love stories. The story is told in alternating viewpoints, one from Evie when she was in her early twenties and the other from Toni in the present time. Normally I find switching narrators a bit off-putting and initially I did have a hard time placing everyone in the story, but once I got into the novel I couldn’t help but want to read both Evie and Toni’s stories. Evie’s relationship with her husband was divine, perfectly written for the time period she grew up in and he was certainly a keeper. Toni on the other hand had a relationship that would best be described as lukewarm. Her and Greg were a couple I hoped wouldn’t last and when Hunter entered the picture I hoped it would be for a very good reason. I certainly wasn’t disappointed!

Susan McBride’s novel Little Black Dress is one that readers of magical realism will love. Fans of Adena Halpern, Cecelia Ahern, Sarah Addison Allen and more will absolutely fall in love with the little black dress that tells the future and has readers wondering how it will come to pass. This was a complete surprise for me. I’m not sure what I expected having not read any of McBride’s other novels, but if Little Black Dress is any indication of what she’s already written I’ll definitely be picking them all up in the very near future! Slip into the world Susan McBride creates in Little Black Dress and expect to never want to leave, an absolute must read!

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