Dressed by Iris (Large Print)

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A vivid, romantic story of Sydney in the 1930s Depression - the heartbreak, the glamour, the dark underbelly, the struggle towards a better day - and one young womans dream of designing her way from rags to riches. For readers of Natasha Lester and Victoria Purman. 1930: Seventeen-year-old Iris Mitchell dreams of designing clothes, but theres little spare cash for fashion in their shanty-town home. The gift of a single purple ribbon from would-be boyfriend John Tucker, however, creates an unexpected opportunity ... and when Iriss brother Jim joins the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, the large, dirt-poor but loving Mitchell family can move to the city. Iris will be torn away from John, but hes Protestant and shes Catholic, taboo in their world, so perhaps it wasnt meant to be ... 1932: By day, Iris scrubs the floors at Carons, an upmarket department store. By night, she designs and sews in her familys tiny, crowded house. Friendship with gorgeous, livewire Natasha, one of Carons models, allows Iris to show her skills, but will her talent be acknowledged ... or exploited? When John reappears, passions are reignited, and Iris must face not only their religious divide, but the apparent impossibility of having both marriage and a career. Meanwhile, the Mitchells must navigate life in a city riven by corruption, dirty politics and gambling. Will their faith, determination and deep family bond save them when tragedy and adversity strike? In 1930s Sydney, the stakes have never been higher ... PRAISE Vivid prose brings 1930s Sydney to life in an extraordinary way - Internationally bestselling author Kelly Rimmer