'The image of Molly in her dazzling golden dress haunts three generations. Ivy, who helps Molly sew the dress from a scrap of fabric; Frank, whose love is forbidden; and Ray, who loses himself in the memories of his mother.
'When Ray disappears on the streets of Paris, his lover Martine embarks upon a search for him that takes them to unexpected places. Thread by thread, the secrets of his family unravel.
'Weaving together the past and present against a backdrop of seascapes, Sydney and Paris, The Golden Dress is a rich novel of love and secrets, memories and stories.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Epigraph: 'The Desires of the heart are as crooked as corlscrews, / Not to be born is the best for man; / The second best is a formal order, / The Dance's pattern; / Dance while you can.' -- W. H. Auden, Song XXVI (Death's Echo)
