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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Dressmaker's Secret
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'It is 1953 and Melbourne society is looking forward to coronation season, the grand balls and celebrations for the young queen-to-be. Tilly Dunnage is, however, working for a pittance in a second-rate Collins Street salon. Her talents go unappreciated, and the madame is a bully and a cheat, but Tilly has a past she is desperate to escape and good reason to prefer anonymity.

'Meanwhile, Sergeant Farrat and the McSwiney clan have been searching for their resident dressmaker ever since she left Dungatar in flames. And they aren't the only ones. The inhabitants of the town are still out for revenge (or at least someone to foot the bill for the new high street). So when Tilly's name starts to feature in the fashion pages, the jig is up. Along with Tilly's hopes of keeping her secrets hidden...' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Form: audiobook
    • Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Macmillan Australia Audio , 2020 .
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      Extent: 13 hrs and 42 minsp.
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      • Published October 2020

      ISBN: 9781760984694

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Works about this Work

Q&A with Author Rosalie Ham Hosted by Michael Burge Michael Burge (interviewer), 2022 single work interview podcast
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 June 2022;

'Jerilderie-born Rosalie Ham, author of The Dressmaker's Secret (out now from Picador) and the bestselling The Dressmaker, joins this month's Guardian Australia's Rural Network book club hosted by deputy rural editor, Michael Burge.

'It is 1953 and Melbourne society is looking forward to coronation season, the grand balls and celebrations for the young queen-to-be. Tilly Dunnage is, however, working for a pittance in a second-rate Collins Street salon. Her talents go unappreciated, and the madame is a bully and a cheat, but Tilly has a good reason to prefer anonymity. Meanwhile, Sergeant Farrat and the McSwiney clan have been searching for their resident dressmaker since she left Dungatar in flames. And they aren't the only ones. The inhabitants of the town are out for revenge (or at least someone to foot the bill for the new high street). So when Tilly's name starts to feature in the fashion pages, the jig is up. Along with Tilly's hopes of keeping her secrets hidden ...' (Introduction)

Insights and Intrigue Louise Swinn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 January 2021; (p. 16)

— Review of The Dressmaker's Secret Rosalie Ham , 2020 single work novel
Insights and Intrigue Louise Swinn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 January 2021; (p. 16)

— Review of The Dressmaker's Secret Rosalie Ham , 2020 single work novel
Q&A with Author Rosalie Ham Hosted by Michael Burge Michael Burge (interviewer), 2022 single work interview podcast
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 June 2022;

'Jerilderie-born Rosalie Ham, author of The Dressmaker's Secret (out now from Picador) and the bestselling The Dressmaker, joins this month's Guardian Australia's Rural Network book club hosted by deputy rural editor, Michael Burge.

'It is 1953 and Melbourne society is looking forward to coronation season, the grand balls and celebrations for the young queen-to-be. Tilly Dunnage is, however, working for a pittance in a second-rate Collins Street salon. Her talents go unappreciated, and the madame is a bully and a cheat, but Tilly has a good reason to prefer anonymity. Meanwhile, Sergeant Farrat and the McSwiney clan have been searching for their resident dressmaker since she left Dungatar in flames. And they aren't the only ones. The inhabitants of the town are out for revenge (or at least someone to foot the bill for the new high street). So when Tilly's name starts to feature in the fashion pages, the jig is up. Along with Tilly's hopes of keeping her secrets hidden ...' (Introduction)

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