{"product_id":"9781761420719","title":"The Winter Dress","description":"Author: Lauren Chater \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761420719 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Australia \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 7.795in x 5.039in \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘From a few shimmering strands of truth, Lauren Chater has spun an intriguing story of love, loss and fulfilment.’ Pip Williams, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eTwo women separated by centuries but connected by one beautiful silk dress. A captivating novel based on a real-life shipwreck discovered off Texel Island by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, Lauren Chater.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eThe brightness of silk in that dull room was like the heavens parting after a storm ... She saw herself remade, no longer a poor laundress but a woman with means.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n Jo Baaker, a textiles historian and Dutch expat is drawn back to the island where she was born to investigate the provenance of a 17th-century silk dress. Retrieved by local divers from a sunken shipwreck, the dress offers tantalising clues about the way people lived and died during Holland's famous Golden Age.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n Jo's research leads her to Anna Tesseltje, a poor Amsterdam laundress turned ladies’ companion who served the enigmatic artist Catharina van Shurman. The two women were said to share a powerful bond, so why did Anna abandon Catharina at the height of her misfortune?\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n Jo is convinced the truth lies hidden between the folds of this extraordinary dress. But as she delves deeper into Anna’s history, troubling details about her own past begin to emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eOn the small Dutch island of Texel where fortunes are lost and secrets lie buried for centuries, Jo will finally discover the truth about herself and the woman who wore the Winter Dress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Dress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n 'Chater has delivered a beautifully told story that takes an intriguing historical mystery and weaves it into a richly imagined tale that is every bit as breathtaking and beguiling as the remarkable dress it is based on.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘\u003cb\u003eVivid, expansive and richly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Dress\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together a fascinating historical mystery and an uncompromising portrait of the possibility and price of female autonomy with \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e and deeply affecting results.’ \u003cb\u003eJames Bradley, author of \u003ci\u003eWrack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 'Wrap yourself in Chater's prose. \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Dress\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating tale of discovery and obsession by one of Australia's very best historical fiction authors. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely essential reading\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eMelissa Ashley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birdman’s Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45475730587806,"sku":"HPC-9781761420719","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761420719.jpg?v=1747884387","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761420719","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}