The One and Only Dolly Jamieson
Author: Ireland, Lisa
ISBN: 9780143779889
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 10 Jan 2023
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Life is full of downs and ups . . .Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A compelling feel-good novel featuring a proud and gutsy heroine, Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;for anyone who believes in the resilience of the human spirit.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;A RESILIENT SPIRITPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Dolly Jamieson is Plt;iPgt;notPlt;/iPgt; homeless, sheP#8217;s merely between permanent abodes. The 78-year-old spends her days keeping warm at the local library, where she enjoys sparring with the officious head librarian and helping herself to the free morning tea. ItP#8217;s not so bad, really.Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;A FORGOTTEN STARPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;But itP#8217;s certainly a far cry from the 1960s, when this humble girl from Geelong became an international star of the stage. As the acclaimed lead in the Broadway production of Plt;iPgt;The Rose of FrancePlt;/iPgt;, all DollyP#8217;s dreams had come true.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So how, in her old age, did she end up here?Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;When Jane Leveson, a well-to-do newcomer to the library, shows an interest in Dolly, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship P#8211; and soon Jane is offering to help Dolly write her memoirs.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger womanP#8217;s eyes. Perhaps by working together to recount the glittering highs, devastating lows and tragic secrets of DollyP#8217;s life, both women can finally face their pasts and start to heal . . .Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8216;From the glamour of Broadway in the 1960s to the realities of life for the unhoused today, this is a riveting and heartbreaking story of friendship, second chances and hope.P#8217; Plt;/bPgt;KELLY RIMMERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8216;This novel had me from the first page. ItP#8217;s been years since a book has made me feel like this.P#8217;Plt;/bPgt; SALLY HEPWORTH
ISBN: 9780143779889
Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
Year first published: 10 Jan 2023
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Life is full of downs and ups . . .Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A compelling feel-good novel featuring a proud and gutsy heroine, Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;for anyone who believes in the resilience of the human spirit.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;A RESILIENT SPIRITPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Dolly Jamieson is Plt;iPgt;notPlt;/iPgt; homeless, sheP#8217;s merely between permanent abodes. The 78-year-old spends her days keeping warm at the local library, where she enjoys sparring with the officious head librarian and helping herself to the free morning tea. ItP#8217;s not so bad, really.Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;A FORGOTTEN STARPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;But itP#8217;s certainly a far cry from the 1960s, when this humble girl from Geelong became an international star of the stage. As the acclaimed lead in the Broadway production of Plt;iPgt;The Rose of FrancePlt;/iPgt;, all DollyP#8217;s dreams had come true.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So how, in her old age, did she end up here?Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;When Jane Leveson, a well-to-do newcomer to the library, shows an interest in Dolly, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship P#8211; and soon Jane is offering to help Dolly write her memoirs.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger womanP#8217;s eyes. Perhaps by working together to recount the glittering highs, devastating lows and tragic secrets of DollyP#8217;s life, both women can finally face their pasts and start to heal . . .Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8216;From the glamour of Broadway in the 1960s to the realities of life for the unhoused today, this is a riveting and heartbreaking story of friendship, second chances and hope.P#8217; Plt;/bPgt;KELLY RIMMERPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8216;This novel had me from the first page. ItP#8217;s been years since a book has made me feel like this.P#8217;Plt;/bPgt; SALLY HEPWORTH
