Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmakerby Jennier Chiaverini.  "A historical novel based on the true relationship of Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker, Lizzie Keckley, a former slave.  Lizzie was privy to many inside conversations in the White House during the Civil War.  The real Lizzie Keckley published her memoirs, which resulted in her being completely ostracized by Mrs. Lincoln, but those notes and letters were used for this novel.  An interesting read, but not addictive."

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