Sometimes while reading historical fiction accounts one discovers there is barely a whisper of history. Not so this Greenbrier Resort. The main characters Dorothy Draper, who became a renowned interior designer, and The Greenbrier, a wonderful summer resort edifice at which even presidents of the USA would be guests, were both very real. The Greenbrier still "lives" on to today, having withstood the winds of time since we are introduced in the story line of this book which begins in 1908. The time line actually straddles those earlier Victorian times, and into the 1940's. The Victorian society rules that strictly governed what women could and could not do certainly is portrayed and how it overshadowed and affected them unjustly, especially in the upper eschelons of old-wealth families.
What made this story perk along in a most intriquing, fictional manner was the unauthorized and unrequited cloak of romance between Dorothy and heart-throbbingly handsome Enzo, the Italian. Both were faint with love for each other but were torn apart; would they ever reunite?
For those interested in learning more about that earlier era and the history of Dorothy Draper, her magnificent interior design work and of her protege, Carleton Varney, there is a list of further recommended reading in the addenda.
~Eunice C., Reviewer/Blogger~
January 2022
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own based on this copy.
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