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'When a teenage girl disappears, a small town is awash with rumours: everyone is talking about the dress she wore, a midnight-blue dress made from the remnants of other dresses, a dress of stories ...
For her whole life, Rose Lovell has moved from town to town with her alcoholic father. When they wash up in a coastal sugarcane town, Rose wonders if this time it will be different.
At the local high school, Rose meets Pearl Kelly, who is popular, pretty and intent on tracking down her Russian father. When she convinces Rose to be part of the annual Harvest Parade, Rose must find a special dress for the occasion. She seeks the help of the eccentric Edie Baker, who knows all the town's secrets and whose own family is a rich tapestry of stories. When Rose agrees to let Edie teach her to sew, she doesn't realise that nothing will ever be the same again.
The Midnight Dress weaves an intriguing story of loss and longing to the very last page.' (Publisher's blurb)
For her whole life, Rose Lovell has moved from town to town with her alcoholic father. When they wash up in a coastal sugarcane town, Rose wonders if this time it will be different.
At the local high school, Rose meets Pearl Kelly, who is popular, pretty and intent on tracking down her Russian father. When she convinces Rose to be part of the annual Harvest Parade, Rose must find a special dress for the occasion. She seeks the help of the eccentric Edie Baker, who knows all the town's secrets and whose own family is a rich tapestry of stories. When Rose agrees to let Edie teach her to sew, she doesn't realise that nothing will ever be the same again.
The Midnight Dress weaves an intriguing story of loss and longing to the very last page.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Doris Winifred Foxlee
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Review : The Midnight Dress
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November-December vol. 90 no. 6 2014; (p. 131-132)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Review : The Midnight Dress
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , January/February vol. 90 no. 1 2014; (p. 90)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Book Review : The Midnight Dress
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , December vol. 20 no. 2 2013; (p. 234-235)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Karen Foxlee : The Midnight Dress
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , April 2013;
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Yarns of Loss and Acceptance Are Sewn
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2012/13 vol. 92 no. 3 2012; (p. 28)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Cane Call is Music to Author
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Murder Mystery Stitched into Coming-of-Age Tale
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Haunted by Past Generations
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 February 2013; (p. 19)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel -
Book Mark
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 February 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of The Midnight Dress 2013 single work novel
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Debut
- 2014 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book
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