The Dressmaker
You might be wondering why this one's free. When I opened it up, I found a handwritten note inside: "Bought in Hampshire, UK. October 2016. Left at Logan Airport, Boston, USA. Pass it on!" This book started in Hampshire, crossed the Atlantic, and has somehow found its way right back to where it began, with me in Basingstoke. I couldn't bring myself to put a price on a journey like that, so it's yours for free. Just pay postage and keep it moving!
It’s in a good condition. Some creasing to the spine and cover. There is a sticker on the front cover and small sticker mark on the back. See photos for more details.
When she was only ten years old, little Tilly Dunnage was forced to leave her hometown of Dungatar in rural Australia under a black cloud of accusation.
Years later Tilly, now a couturier for the Paris fashion houses, sweeps back into town hoping to make peace with her mentally unstable mother.
But mid-century Dungatar is a small town, and small towns have long memories. At first she wins over the suspicious locals with her extraordinary dressmaking skills. But when the eccentric townsfolk turn on Tilly for a second time, she decides to teach them a lesson …
Packed with memorable characters, acid humour and luscious clothes, The Dressmaker is an irresistible gothic tale of small-town revenge.