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An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.

Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. It’s said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline’s world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along with her broken dreams, determined to forget.

Decades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline’s old property and discovers a box containing letters and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. When Rory returns the mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in Rory’s and Soline’s lives begin to surface. It’s clear that they were destined to meet—and that Rory may hold the key to righting a forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and, perhaps, a little magic.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08X48G5VL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (October 1, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4192 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 415 pages
Reviewer: William F Baudendistel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Completely enjoyable book.
Review: The Keeper of Happy Endings was a wonderful and enjoyable read. It was very touching and interesting book well written and keeps its reader wanting more right up to the end.

Reviewer: K. M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: very interesting story
Review: Good characters and interesting story mixing history in with fiction. Good from start to finish.Interested to read another of this author

Reviewer: Jabberwock
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A lovely story
Review: A charming and engrossing read. The author has a pleasing style of writing and has crafted characters that will make you want to know what will happen to them and make you read quickly so you can find out. Very satisfying.

Reviewer: jesica love
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Soline has my heart
Review: Rory Grant is reeling. Her fiancé was working with Doctors without Borders and was abducted in Sudan. It has been 5 months and no word. She is supposed to be starting back at grad school soon but she really doesn’t have the motivation, despite her nagging mother’s attempts. And then she sees an empty row house that tugs at her. And she decides to skip grad school and open the art gallery that she has been dreaming of.Soline Roussel is the owner of the building. She once lived there and ran her wedding dress business from it. Until 4 years ago when there was a fire. She sustained burns on her hands and was no longer able to make dresses. She is now a recluse. Until Rory reaches out. Rory finds a box with a dress, a shaving kit, and some letters while renovating the row house. A box of Soline’s memories. And a tentative friendship between two woman with almost 40 years between them begins.Rory is technically the main character of this story, but it was Soline who stole my heart. Alternating between present day and Soline’s experiences in France when the Germans invaded, it is a story of tragedy, bravery and strength. She lost the love her of life to the Nazis and has been pining over him since. But still she has thrived.This story was really sweet and beautiful. It covers mother daughter relationships, romantic love, and so much bravery. I really enjoyed it.

Reviewer: Nicebuy222
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved this book!
Review: 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This is my third Barbara Davis book and I have to say I’m a big fan. She has a consistent style across all her books which I appreciate. So far this one is my second favorite 1. Is echo of old books - definitely check that one out!This means you know what you’re going to get, multiple POVs across different time periods. Out of the 3 books I’ve read, this is the second time the “past” POV is pertaining to the holocaust. Which was completely unexpected the first time and welcomed the second time. Barbara Davis does such a great job at making us feel the characters are real, using this time period tends to be really impactfulThe other reason I really enjoyed this book was I couldn’t tell where it was going and I usually can predict books. There are a few twists and turns that I didn’t expect and enjoyed.The only reason for the 4.5 vs the perfect 5 is the ending felt rushed. I really wanted the POV of a specific character one more time and it seemed odd to not wrap it up from that POV.

Reviewer: J. Bean
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Happy Endings
Review: Such an inexplicable confluence of events. Lives intersected. Hearts reunited. Families mended. A story of happy endings - and perhaps a touch of magic. This book is truly a book of happy endings. I had to borrow some of the author's prose to adequately convey what I wanted to say.This book lays a solid foundation, builds mysterious events, and ends with a complex but fitting end for all the characters.No sex,no foul language, no horrifying violance in this well written tale. Barbara Davis painstakingly develops strong characters better than I have experienced in a story in a long time.I wish I could rate the book higher thana five star. This was a very entertaining tale and well worth being a living part of their story

Reviewer: savvy shopper
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: fun easy read
Review: This is a great book for a weekend read on vacation. Somewhat predictable from title but still enjoyable. I felt the end a little rushed and lacked some depth. Some chapters could’ve had more details & character development .

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Story w a Dash of Magick
Review: Davis does an excellent job of weaving a mystery from the past with present characters and revealing a secret with a dash of Life’s Magic! This is the second book I have read from Barbara(Echos of Old Books first)…I have other book purchased on my shelf and I see a new one is on the Horizon. Thank you for this enjoyable, Heartfelt story!

Reviewer: BR
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent book. I loved it. Thank you for a wonderful escape filled with magical converging lives leading to such joy.

Reviewer: samantha g.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It was the title that first got me, but the way the story was beautifully woven was something I could not imagine. What a piece! I loved every bit of it. Will surely reread in the near future. loved it

Reviewer: Elisa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I just love it, it perfectly blends romanticism with harder realities…I especially liked the magic references to “La Mere”… magnificent

Reviewer: Sue S
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I couldn't put this down. Just magical. Brilliantly written, a story of romance and tragedy, heartache, loss, deceit, love through time. It made my heart ache for all those lost, the bravery of those who put their lives at risk for our freedoms. This is a story which could have actually happened. Bravo.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The agony , many went through the war time could be visualised....the strong bravehearts ..