I would rate this book between 3.5 - 4 stars. Overall, I thought the novel was great. Considering the number of novels I've read about WWII and the Holocaust, this one had a very unique premise, focusing on the impact to Paris and the fashion industry. I thought the half of the story set in the past around Claire, Mireille, and Vivienne was fantastic. I really felt for those characters and the hardships they endured. However, I didn't really care for Harriet's story during the present time. I thought the links between past and present were a little rough as the reader had to assume that Mireille knew all of these detailed snippets about Claire's time during the war to now share them with Claire. Also, the use of inherited trauma forced the reader to suspend a lot of disbelief. Halfway through the story, I started skimming/skipping Harriet's sections and found I wasn't really missing that much.

Overall, a great story with some not so great chapters.