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A wedding dress is free online. Under what circumstances would a woman, and one man, wear a free wedding dress from a stranger? Follow the dress as it graces the lives, filled with heartbreak and joy, of the novel’s diverse and captivating characters. Each chapter of The Secondhand Dress is a complete story following the dress as it is shared.
The last story is a holiday wedding impacted by a natural disaster and a community that joins together to heal.
Timely, contemporary, and diverse, The Secondhand Dress is a sweet, uplifting, heartfelt read of women sharing and caring for each other, providing a tonic for these trying times.
The Secondhand Dress is 80,278 words long, with no on-page violence or sex, triggers include a stillborn child, remembrance of domestic violence, and attempted gun violence. Copyright 2023, Dianne C. Miller
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Synopsis
- The journey starts when juice is spilled on a bride’s gown only hours before the service. The bride and her mother push the limits of their comfort zone to obtain the dress.
- A friend encourages a bride to take the dress to a destination wedding. The bride comes to terms with her role in the lives of others.
- A grandmother reveals a previously untold story of her lost love, and a mother tells her daughter she can accept her as she is.
- The dress is worn by a young woman with an unexpected pregnancy. Her situation rekindles heartache from her parent’s past.
- A middle-aged couple attempts to create a blended family on a cruise ship vacation, including a wedding performed by the ship’s captain.
- A heartbroken widow finds closure to the sad demise of her husband at the seniors’ prom event.
- A Quinceanera is made possible by a large, resourceful, loving family.
- Attempting to create the perfect Instagram moment, a mother must use clever deceptions to pull it off.
- A young couple with no ties to the community marries with the help of a church congregation.
- After an elaborate ceremony in another country, a couple renews their vows on a mountaintop.
- An environmental protester doesn’t wear the upcycled dress as she planned.
- A young man convinces an older woman to marry him.
- Aging hippies that never married need the help of their son-in-law to make their union legal.
- A young woman just out of the armed services finds support and help from the many veterans in the community.
- The dress is worn as a costume in a community theater performance that ends with a terrifying incident.
- Forced to attend a debutante ball to help her aunt, a young woman discovers the benefits of old-fashioned etiquette.
- After the sudden closure of a bridal boutique, five brides devise a way to share the dress over one weekend.
- A trainer of therapy dogs gets a run for her money with a new recruit.
- A photoshoot for a rainbow baby turns into a chance to make history at the local museum.
- The theft of a bolt of silk cloth leads to the cancellation of a wedding.
- A double wedding goes awry.
- A family member’s stroke forces a wedding to take place in a hospital room.
- An attempt to expand a photography portfolio with pictures in the park is a story on the evening news.
- Six recently divorced women have a divorce party with it winding down at the police station.
- The dress is worn in the finale for a fashion show that helps bring mother and son closure.
- A murder mystery night causes a couple to reevaluate what they want from their lives.
- A man wears the dress in a Bride’s March to honor his mother.
- Bridezilla torments the family while her dress is worn in a Halloween zombie parade.
- A woman orders her dress two sizes too small with the intention of losing weight to fit the smaller dress.
- A social media stunt barely avoids catastrophe.
- An older couple reunites after fifty years and continues their passion for helping others together.
- Two music teachers come to the rescue of a young girl without a confirmation dress.
- The neighborhood diner is forced to close due to gentrification, and their beloved comfort foods find a new home.
- Dressed as a birthday party princess, a young woman reassesses what she wants to do with her career.
- A sexy dress plays second fiddle to a more important family connection.
- A dying man wants the official records to document his love.
- A Christmas wedding is derailed, thwarted by a natural disaster, but the community comes together to heal and celebrate.