The Golden Dress
2000 Nominated

The Golden Dress

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Ray, a young artist, is haunted by the memory of his mother, Molly, in her dazzling golden dress, and the tragedy of her story. He guards his past from his lover, Martine. When Ray disappears mysteriously on the streets of Paris, Martine embarks on a search for him, desperately seeking to understand him. Thread by thread the secrets, stories and intrigue of his family unravel. From the bestselling author of Lovers’ Knots comes this compelling novel that sweeps from Australia’s seascapes to the streets of Paris and Sydney, across three generations.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Marion
Halligan

Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) was a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist. Halligan’s third novel, Lovers’ Knots: A Hundred Year Novel (1992) won the Age Book of the Year Award and the Nita Kibble Award. Other novels by Marion Halligan: The Fog Garden (2001), The Point (2003), The Apricot Colonel.

Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) was a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist. Halligan’s third novel, Lovers’ Knots: A Hundred Year Novel (1992) won the Age Book of the Year Award and the Nita Kibble Award. Other novels by Marion Halligan: The Fog Garden (2001), The Point (2003), The Apricot Colonel.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Australia
Publisher
Viking

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