title: The Grace Kelly Dress
text: # The Grace Kelly Dress
  
  The Grace Kelly Dress is a 2020 novel by Brenda Janowitz published by Graydon House. It is Janowitz's sixth book and first historical fiction novel.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  Set in Paris and New York City and spanning sixty years, the stories of three generations of women are told through their relationships with a dress modeled on Grace Kelly's iconic wedding gown.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  The novel was reviewed by Library Journal, Newsday, and other publications.
  
  Samantha Critchell of the Associated Press noted, "Princess Grace and her status as a fashion icon are barely a passing mention" in the novel.
  
  Lynnanne Pearson said in a review for Booklist that it was a "sweet family drama".
  
  Kirkus Reviews said, "The tale touches ever so lightly on weighty issues—drug use and overdoses, death, infidelity, a quest to find a birth mother, and gay rights".
  
  ## Film rights
  
  The film rights were optioned by Hallmark/Crown Media.
  
  