The Dressmaker

Beryl Bainbridge
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If Liverpool in 1944 was grim for Rita and her aunts Nellie and Margo, Rita knew that life in America was gay and rich - she'd seen it in the movies. So when a GI came to call, she was sure that love and escape would follow. But Nellie knew different - the boy would have to go.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionLiterary FictionBritish LiteratureNovelsLiteratureClassicsWorld War IIBook ClubWar
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