01554cam a2200313 4500 122136316 TxAuBib 20121214120000.0 120605s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780553386622 055338662X TxAuBib Wolff, Isabel. A vintage affair [(PB)] : a novel / Isabel Wolff. Bantam Books trade paperback ed. New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2011. 372 p. ; 21 cm. Includes a preview of The very picture of you by Isabel Wolff. "Random House reader's circle"--Cover. Includes a readers guide. Includes bibliographical references. Therese Bell, an elderly Frenchwoman, has an impressive clothing collection. But among the array of smart suits and couture gowns, London dressmaker Phoebe finds a child's sky-blue coat--an item with which Bell is stubbornly reluctant to part. As the two women become friends, Phoebe will learn the tale of that little blue coat. And she will discover an astonishing connection between herself and Therese Bell--one that will help her heal the pain of her own past and allow her to love again. 20121214. Women dressmakers Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 France Fiction. Vintage clothing Fiction. Blackheath (London, England) Fiction. Love stories.