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The Women In Black
Madeleine St. John
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Description for The Women In Black
Paperback. * A lost Australian classic, from the Booker shortlisted author, Madelaine St John Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
' A pocket masterpiece. A jewel' Hilary Mantel
On the second floor of the famous F. G. Goode department store, in Ladies' Cocktail Frocks, the women in black are girding themselves for the Christmas rush. Among the staff are Patty Williams with her wayward husband Frank, the sweet but unlucky Fay, faithful Mrs Jacob of the measuring tape, and Lisa, the new Sales Assistant (Temporary), who is waiting for the results of her Leaving Certificate. Across the floor and beyond the arch, Lisa will meet the glamorous Continental refugee, Magda, guardian of the rose-pink cave of Model Gowns.
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Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
147 g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349123387
SKU
V9780349123387
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Ref
99-99
About Madeleine St. John
Madeleine St John was born in Sydney. She graduated from Sydney University in 1963 and lived in London for most of the succeeding years, until her death in 2006. The Women in Black is her first novel. She also wroteA Pure Clear Light (1996), The Essence of the Thing (1997), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Stairway to ... Read more
Reviews for The Women In Black
The book I most often give as a gift to cheer people up
Hilary Mantel
Guardian
A delicious book. Funny and happy, it's like the breath of youth again
Jane Gardam This wry debut...focuses on the loneliness and ennui of three department store employees. These women, identically attired in black dresses that serve as uniforms, work ... Read more
Hilary Mantel
Guardian
A delicious book. Funny and happy, it's like the breath of youth again
Jane Gardam This wry debut...focuses on the loneliness and ennui of three department store employees. These women, identically attired in black dresses that serve as uniforms, work ... Read more