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Title: The Dressmaker
Author: Rosalie Ham
Narrator: Rachel Griffiths
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-16-15
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
After 20 years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave.
But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar.
Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat - the towns only policeman, who harbours an unusual passion for fabrics - and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance.
But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tillys mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion.
Members Reviews:
Dark and funny
Small country towns have secrets - some everybody knows (but don't talk about) and some only known to a few.
Shame about the pronunciation....
The book is well-written, but I had trouble figuring out precisely when it was set. The entire story takes place over perhaps a year. The main character receives the new LP of South Pacific, putting it around 1949-1950. They sing God Save the King, which puts it prior to 1953 (When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne). But then another character requests clothing styled after Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop (1956)....
I'm sure not all listeners are as picky as me, but this kind of thing became a distraction.
Rachel Griffiths does a good job capturing the essence of this story, with its Dickensian names and often hilarious incidents.
Unfortunately, given that the story is about a dressmaker, it would have been good to have a narrator who knew how to pronounce Schiaparelli, Vionnet, and (worst of all) "couture".
Not a happy read
Would you try another book from Rosalie Ham and/or Rachel Griffiths?
Maybe not
What was most disappointing about Rosalie Hams story?
It was grim. Not inspiring. No idea why they made this into a movie, I'm guessing they changed the story for the movie.
Which scene was your favorite?
Nothing really
Was The Dressmaker worth the listening time?
Nope
Right up my catwalk.
'The Dressmaker' was thoroughly entertaining, great plot, well voiced and would highly recommend to sewists and more.
Couldn't listen to it!
I could not listen to it because of the narration. I kept going back to try again with big intervals in between. The voice was very flat indeed and sounded like a very good' text to speech' because it sounded to be all on one level. I could not listen to it all to finish. I am very sorry indeed to Rachel Griffiths. It was a great shame, I really wanted to listen to it I loved the movie and wanted to hear the book. Sorry to Rosalie Ham, but my advice is to get a different narrator.
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Title: The Dressmaker
Author: Rosalie Ham
Narrator: Rachel Griffiths
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-16-15
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
After 20 years spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave.
But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar.
Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat - the towns only policeman, who harbours an unusual passion for fabrics - and a budding romance with Teddy, the local football star whose family is almost as reviled as hers, she finds a measure of grudging acceptance.
But as her dresses begin to arouse competition and envy in town, causing old resentments to surface, it becomes clear that Tillys mind is set on a darker design: exacting revenge on those who wronged her, in the most spectacular fashion.
Members Reviews:
Dark and funny
Small country towns have secrets - some everybody knows (but don't talk about) and some only known to a few.
Shame about the pronunciation....
The book is well-written, but I had trouble figuring out precisely when it was set. The entire story takes place over perhaps a year. The main character receives the new LP of South Pacific, putting it around 1949-1950. They sing God Save the King, which puts it prior to 1953 (When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne). But then another character requests clothing styled after Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop (1956)....
I'm sure not all listeners are as picky as me, but this kind of thing became a distraction.
Rachel Griffiths does a good job capturing the essence of this story, with its Dickensian names and often hilarious incidents.
Unfortunately, given that the story is about a dressmaker, it would have been good to have a narrator who knew how to pronounce Schiaparelli, Vionnet, and (worst of all) "couture".
Not a happy read
Would you try another book from Rosalie Ham and/or Rachel Griffiths?
Maybe not
What was most disappointing about Rosalie Hams story?
It was grim. Not inspiring. No idea why they made this into a movie, I'm guessing they changed the story for the movie.
Which scene was your favorite?
Nothing really
Was The Dressmaker worth the listening time?
Nope
Right up my catwalk.
'The Dressmaker' was thoroughly entertaining, great plot, well voiced and would highly recommend to sewists and more.
Couldn't listen to it!
I could not listen to it because of the narration. I kept going back to try again with big intervals in between. The voice was very flat indeed and sounded like a very good' text to speech' because it sounded to be all on one level. I could not listen to it all to finish. I am very sorry indeed to Rachel Griffiths. It was a great shame, I really wanted to listen to it I loved the movie and wanted to hear the book. Sorry to Rosalie Ham, but my advice is to get a different narrator.