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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 The Golden Dress
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'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.

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Notes

  • 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)

  • Dedication: For Graham, and our family

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 1998 .
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      Extent: 380p.
      ISBN: 0670879681
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1999 .
      Extent: 380p.
      ISBN: 0140273026 (obk)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Untapped , 2021 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9781922749611
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Brio Books ; Untapped , 2022 .
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      Extent: 344p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 30 August 2022.
      ISBN: 9781761281693
Alternative title: Jin Se De Wu Qun
Language: Chinese

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