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Brenda Janowitz, THE LIZ TAYLOR RING

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Brenda Janowitz, THE LIZ TAYLOR RING

Journalist, essayist, and author Brenda Janowitz joins Zibby to discuss her seventh book, The Liz Taylor Ring. Brenda tells Zibby about how this project —as well as 2020's The Grace Kelly Dress and her upcoming novel— were all inspired by her lifelong love for old Hollywood starlets, why she finds it hard to live in and write about situations that are not black-and-white, and which piece of advice from author Elin Hilderbrand she has heeded throughout her career as a novelist. Although she is no longer the Books Correspondent for PopSugar, Brenda still offers which books she is loving right now.

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Brenda Janowitz, THE GRACE KELLY DRESS

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Brenda Janowitz, THE GRACE KELLY DRESS

Brenda: The Grace Kelly Dress is about an heirloom wedding gown and three generations of women whose lives are influenced by this dress and changed by the dress. It takes place in three different timelines, which is something I've never done before. In 2020, we see our modern bride. She's under pressure from her mom to wear this heirloom gown. In 1982, we see the bride's mother who's really excited about wearing the dress herself. She's gearing up to wear the dress and make it her own. Since it's 1982, you know that means Princess Diana sleeves, of course. [laughs] Then in a little twist in 1958, we see the dress being made. We see the seamstress's life and what she's going through as she creates this dress. It's really a look at an heirloom item and three generations of women and how things have changed throughout time.

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