{"product_id":"9781922330536","title":"The Seamstress of Sardinia","description":"Author: Pitzorno, Bianca\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330536\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn immersive and vividly written historical novel for anyone who loved Ferrante's Neapolitan novels or Tracy Chevalier's\u003ci\u003e Girl with a Pearl Earring\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe irresistible story of a young woman seeking freedom and happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into poverty, the seamstress spends her days sewing in the houses of wealthy families. Her work is simple and honest; taught by her nonna, she skilfully prepares nightgowns, undergarments and children's clothes, leaving the finer work of dressmaking to the ateliers in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer story weaves in and out of the lives of the people she works for, whose secrets and scandals she is privy to. Some are kind and generous, others blinded by their desire to climb the social ladder. She dreams of freeing herself from the hardscrabble life she has inherited but can't help being pulled back in by the love of the people around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet at the dawn of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Seamstress of Sardinia\u003c\/i\u003e follows the girl as she grows into a woman, strives to educate herself and falls in love-always fighting for her independence in a world dominated by men and old social conventions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48203448647838,"sku":"UBD-9781922330536","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330536.jpg?v=1787834329","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330536","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}