by Rosalie Ham · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780992334468
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«The Dressmaker» is the Australian novel by Rosalie Ham, published by Serpent's Tail in paperback (296 pages, in English).
Tilly Dunnage, a haute couture dressmaker in Paris, returns to the Victorian town of Dungatar to care for her elderly mother. She makes dresses for those who cast her out as a child, while planning her revenge. A story with bittersweet humor and a look at rural Australia in the 1950s.
First installment of the Dressmaker series. The work was originally published in 2000; this edition is from 2015.
For readers of historical fiction and Australian fiction who appreciate bittersweet humor and eccentric characters.
Rosalie Ham is an Australian author. She is known for her bestselling debut novel, The Dressmaker, which was adapted into a film starring Kate Winslet in the lead role. Her novels are international bestsellers and have been translated into a number of languages. Ham also writes for stage and radio and has written short stories for a number of Australian publications.
