The Women In Black by Madeleine St John
A classic novel about the women working in the ladies' frocks section of a department store in Sydney in the 1950s by the Booker-shortlisted Madeleine St. John
The book I most often give as a gift to cheer people up -- Hilary Mantel * Guardian *
A delicious bookFunny 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 in the Ladies' Frocks Department at Goode's, a store in Sydney, Australia. Each suffers from long-standing unhappiness revolving one way or another around the opposite sex...During the frenzied Christmas shopping season, each saleswoman indirectly confronts her problem and attains contentment * Publishers Weekly *
A delicious bookFunny 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 in the Ladies' Frocks Department at Goode's, a store in Sydney, Australia. Each suffers from long-standing unhappiness revolving one way or another around the opposite sex...During the frenzied Christmas shopping season, each saleswoman indirectly confronts her problem and attains contentment * Publishers Weekly *
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 Paradise (1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349123387 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349123381 |
| Title | The Women In Black |
| Author | Madeleine St John |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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