The dressmaker

Benita Brown

Original title: The Dressmaker

earliest edition we have, 2007 Magna, 2008 542 pages

Melissa Dornay is the daughter of a humble dressmaker. When her mother dies, Melissa is offered a home by wealthy Lilian Winterton, but she soon realises Lilian wants an unpaid seamstress. Treated as a servant by the Wintertons, Melissa is befriended by Reenie, a kitchen maid, and they enjoy dressing up in Lilian's cast-off clothes. Wearing finery, Melissa meets handsome young artist James Pennington, but she runs aw...

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The dressmaker edition · 2008 · Magna · 542 pages · 9780750528849
The Dressmaker edition · 2008 · Headline Book Publishing · 448 pages · 9780755334742
Dressmaker edition · 2007 · Headline Publishing Group · 352 pages · 9780755334735

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