A darkly satirical novel of love, revenge, and 1950s haute couture—now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, and Hugo Weaving After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat—the town’s only policeman, who harbors an unusual passion for fabrics—and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance. But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tilly’s mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion.

The Dressmaker: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Ham, Rosalie

Humor & Satire

Penguin Publishing Group

Summer at Mount Hope

Duffy and Snellgrove

A darkly satirical novel of love, revenge, and 1950s haute couture soon to be a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat the town s only policeman, who harbors an unusual passion for fabrics and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance. But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tilly s mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion."

The Dressmaker (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction)

Thorndike Press Large Print

The Year of the Farmer

Picador Australia

Phoeba Crupp lives with her squabbling parents and younger sister Lilith on a small farm in rural Australia. Her father is an eccentric ex-accountant who moved his family from the city in order to establish a vineyard, a decision her mother bitterly - and loudly - resents. But Phoeba has loved it here since they day they arrived and she met Henrietta and Hadley Pearson, a brother and sister from a neighbouring farm who instantly became her closest friends. At their mother's urging, Lilith throws herself into trying to find a husband but Phoeba resists, until circumstances beyond her control push her towards the world of men and money. All the while the local community is shaken up by the arrival of pastoralists, suffragettes and squatters, carrying the threat and promise of change to their quiet corner of the country. 
As Phoeba wakes up to the realities of the adult world, she comes to realise the friendship of those near to her may count for more than she could ever have imagined. Told with Rosalie's Ham's trademark wit and wisdom, Summer At Mount Hope is an unputdownable story of a young woman finding a way to take control of her own destiny.

Contemporary

Serpent's Tail

A darkly satirical novel of love, revenge, and 1950s haute couture—now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, and Hugo Weaving After twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat—the town’s only policeman, who harbors an unusual passion for fabrics—and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance. But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tilly’s mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion.

Dressmaker

Genre Fiction

From the international best-selling author of The Dressmaker.High on the 43rd floor on what she has resolved will be her last day, Margery Blandon takes a panoramic view of her long life and the tragedies, conspiracies and betrayals that have led her to this desperate point.This is a deliciously dark comedy of families and neighbourhoods, secrets and revelations, generational conflicts and property values, told with humour and feeling—a treat for young and old alike.‘A hilarious cautionary old-age tale’—The Sun-Herald‘Deftly balances grief and trauma with a gentle humour, and her characters spring off the page’—Australian Bookseller+Publisher

There Should Be More Dancing

Literary

Ligature finest

El libro en el que se basa la película de amor y venganza.Una novela deliciosa sobre una joven moderna, formada en Europa, que regresa a la pequeña localidad de la Australia rural en la que se crio, un lugar en el que uno difícilmente puede deshacerse de los estigmas y el peso del pasado.En los años cincuenta, tras pasar parte de su vida como modista de alta costura a lo largo y ancho de Europa, Tilly regresa a Dungatar, la pequeña localidad australiana donde pasó su infancia. Llega convertida en una hermosa y glamurosa muchacha que contrasta con la grisura de los vecinos del pueblo, basta verla caminar con su maleta a cuestas para darse cuenta de que la vida puede ser menos aburrida si los pliegues de una falda están bien colocados. Tilly ha vuelto para cuidar de su madre, con la intención de volverse a marchar cuanto antes, pero su regreso despierta cierto alboroto entre los habitantes del lugar. La gente murmura a su alrededor, recordando un hecho trágico ligado a su infancia. La muchacha no claudica: con la ayuda de su máquina de coser y mucha imaginación conseguirá que el pueblo entero respire un aire nuevo y por las calles desfilen vestidos nunca vistos. Lo que nadie sospecha es que con tanta tela y unas buenas agujas, Tilly va a coser su propia venganza... Reseñas: «Rosalie Ham tiene un don innato para dar color y textura a sus imágenes... La moda de los años cincuenta recibe su justo homenaje en La modista.»The New York Times Book Review English Description:Now a major motion picture featuring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth and Judy Davis.A darkly satirical novel of love, revenge, and 1950s haute couture—now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, and Hugo WeavingAfter twenty years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat—the town’s only policeman, who harbors an unusual passion for fabrics—and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance. But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tilly’s mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion.

La modista / The Dressmaker (Spanish Edition)

Lumen

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The Dressmaker: A Novel

Summer at Mount Hope

Summer at Mount Hope

The Dressmaker (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction)

The Year of the Farmer

Summer at Mount Hope

Dressmaker

There Should Be More Dancing

La modista / The Dressmaker (Spanish Edition)