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The Women in Black
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The Women in Black
Sydney in the 1950s. On the second floor of the famous F.G. Goode department store, in Ladies' Cocktail Frocks, the women in black are girding themselves for the Christmas rush. Madeleine St John conjures a vanished summer of innocence.
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Sydney in the 1950s. On the second floor of the famous F.G. Goode department store, in Ladies' Cocktail Frocks, the women in black are girding themselves for the Christmas rush.
Among the staff—Patty Williams with her wayward husband Frank, the sweet but unlucky Fay, and faithful Mrs Jacob of the measuring tape—is Lisa, the new sales assistant (temporary), who is waiting for the results of her Leaving Certificate.
Across the floor and beyond the arch, Lisa will meet the glamorous Continental refugee, Magda, guardian of the rose-pink cave of model gowns.
With the lightest touch and the most tender of comic instincts, Madeleine St John conjures a vanished summer of innocence in The Women in Black.
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The Women in Black by Madeleine St John is praised for its wit, tenderness, and keen observations. Critics highlight its sophisticated and humorous portrayal of Sydney on the brink of modern change. The novel is noted for its insightful and warm narrative style, punctuated by subtle, sharp humour.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781921656798
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 October 2010
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Edition: New edition
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Madeleine St John is the author of A Pure Clear Light, The Essence of the Thing (shortlisted for the Booker Prize), and Stairway to Paradise. She died in 2006.
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