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The Dressmaker
A heartrending story of a mother's dream for her daughter.
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- "A heartrending story of a mother's dream for her daughter."@en
- "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 away, frightened he will guess her true status. Scandal follows and Melissa is unfairly thrown out on to the streets. Can the rags of her life be sewn into riches!?"
- "The daughter of a humble Tyneside dressmaker, Melissa Dornay has always loved to watch her mother create beautiful gowns for her wealthy customers. When her mother dies suddenly, Melissa is offered a home by a wealthy client, Lilian Winterton, but soon realises she is to be an unpaid seamstress, not an adopted daughter. She befriends the kitchen maid, Rene, and they snatch a few moments dressing up in Lilian's clothes, but scandal soon follows and Melissa is cruelly thrown out, finding herself on the street with nothing but her needle and thread. Can the rags of her life be sewn into riches?"@en
- "Benita's previous novel, FORTUNE'S DAUGHTER, was longlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2007. 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 away, frightened he will guess her true status. Scandal follows and Melissa is unfairly thrown out on to the streets. Can the rags of her life be sewn into riches ...?"@en
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