There are no flaming rows or recriminations, simple conciliation and connections - there can be doubt that Dickens sowed devastation across his family but through this novel, Arnold breathes kindness and with her parting paragraphs, she gives this ghostly Catherine a weapon of her own - Dorothea picks up a pen
It reads as less formal, and less delicate, than slippery satin silk
It turns out that some hundred years ago, brown shoes and black pants were a common style
It's simple, elegant and a statement piece worthy of a New Year's Eve wedding celebration
I love it because its classic and neutral (I LOVE a Christmas sweater, TBH, but really only wear the bright red ones for 6 weeks, so I like that this has more longevity)