THE DRESSMAKER - SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE, 1973 IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'The book I wish I'd written... Witty, chilling, every word in place' Hilary Mantel, Guardian Wartime Liverpool is a place of ration books and jobs in munitions factories. Rita, living with her two aunts Nellie and Margo, is emotionally naive and withdrawn. When she meets Ira, a GI, at a neighbour's party she falls in love as much with the idea of life as a GI bride as with the man himself. But Nellie and Margo are not so blind... Features Summary Beryl Bainbridge at her darkly comic best. Author Beryl Bainbridge Publisher Abacus Release date 20100902 Pages 183 ISBN 0-349-12370-5 ISBN 13 978-0-349-12370-7