1 of 1 copy available
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.
-
Creators
-
Publisher
-
Release date
February 2, 2016 -
Formats
-
Kindle Book
-
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780698194809
- File size: 1707 KB
-
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780698194809
- File size: 1959 KB
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Reviews
-
August 1, 2015
When Tilly Dunnage returns to Dungatar to care for her mother, she doesn't expect a warm welcome from the Australian town that banished her 20 years earlier. The residents are too busy with their own gossip-worthy affairs to be truly bothered, though, until they discover her expertise with a needle. Tilly has a talent for fashion, and if the ladies of Dungatar are anything, it's vain. So while they still won't tolerate Tilly socially, they are more than happy to partake of her services, and before long, every woman has a wardrobe of Tilly originals. Between this and a budding romance with the town's other outcast, Tilly actually finds herself feeling at home. But when tragedy strikes, hell hath no fury like Tilly's scorn. A vast cast of caricatures and passages of richly described fabrics and clothing decorate this dark and satirical story of revenge. With the retribution of Carrie, the quirkiness of Edward Scissorhands, and the scandal of Desperate Housewives, this novel will lend its cinematic qualities to the big screen later this year.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)
-