The Dressmaker

I've read The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham which was set in a fictional town in Australia in the early 1950s. Tilly has learned dressmaking and worked in Europe perfecting her skills and returns home to care for her mother. The town is filled with many eccentric "characters" and they have their prejudices and hatreds, which impact on Tilly. She dresses the town's women. The town's police sergeant is a great character. But Tilly's past haunts her and the townspeople are very judgmental. Her presence has a huge impact on the whole town. This is a dark and haunting tale of love, prejudice and hatred. 4/5