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Ladies in Black
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Now a major motion picture starring Rachael Taylor, Angourie Rice and Jullia Ormond.
At the very end of the Ladies’ Frocks Departments, past Cocktail Frocks, there was something very special, something quite, quite wonderful; but it wasn’t for everybody: that was the point. Because there, at the very end, there was a lovely arch, on which was written in curly letters Model Gowns.
Written by a superb novelist of contemporary manners, Ladies in Black is a fairytale which illuminates the extraordinariness of ordinary lives. The women in black are run off their feet, what with the Christmas rush and the summer sales that follow. But it’s Sydney in the 1950s, and there’s still just enough time left on a hot and frantic day to dream and scheme....
By the time the last marked-down frock has been sold, most of the staff of the Ladies’ Cocktail section at F. G. Goode’s have been launched into slightly different careers.
With the lightest touch and the most tender of comic instincts, Madeleine St John conjures a vanished summer of innocence. Ladies in Black is a great novel, a lost Australian classic.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-2019
Loved this book.
Loved this book. The narrator was amazing the way she changed her voice for the different characters. It was delightful.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-2020
A charming and engaging story
This story is delightfully charming and written with humour. It really gives you a trip back to 1950s Sydney. The characters are so engaging that I truly wished I could re-visit them once the story ended. This Audiobook version is beautifully narrated.
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- Sav
- 20-06-2019
No point.
Very trivial story with no point to it. Narrator’s voice incredibly annoying. Would not recommend.
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- Julie
- 30-11-2018
kept me listening
A little predictable but harmless. Just shows how things have changed in relation to employment protocols!
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2018
Fantastic
I loved it.....can not wait to see the movie. Very sweet, would have loved to like in that time
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-10-2018
Happy reading.
An unfogettable book.A faithful portrayable of the times and place.Well worth a reread. Hghy recommened
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- Dr. Alison M. Harman
- 22-10-2018
not long enough!
A fun story that could have been much longer. I really got into the characters and then it was the end sadly.
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