Not only are the women sharing an apartment, but they also have 3 other women sharing expenses and space. Sisters, Inga and Magda Christenson from Minnesota are thrilled to include the other women in a living arrangement. The last woman, Betty Estes from Illinois, is joining them with high expectations.

One Saturday when all five of the women are free, they spy a wedding dress in an exclusive storefront window at Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. and decide to each try on the gorgeous dress. Deciding to pool their money to purchase the wedding dress, they vow that as each one falls in love and marries, the dress will be worn and passed to the next one marrying. Each with their faith firmly in God, they believe He makes the crooked paths straight, proven through each woman's trials and tribulations at finding that fulfilling love. Together these five women create a lifetime of dreams and memories surrounding one dress forming a lasting friendship.

In this exceptional story of five young women searching for happiness, each one finds disappointment while finding the love they search for. Nostalgic and deeply emotional, FIVE BRIDES is a read that will stay with you for a long time to come. Eva Marie Everson is new to me but has a unique skill in creating a warm, wonderful tale and has portrayed the South and their history with loving clarity. She has woven five separate stranger's lives and futures into one great read that is sure to please the woman with love in her heart.

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