The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

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作者: Posie Graeme-Evans 著

出版社: Atria Books

出版时间: 2010-10

ISBN: 9780743294423

定价: 126.50

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 464页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

FrominternationalbestsellingauthorPosieGraeme-Evanscomesthepassionatetaleofawomanaheadofhertime.

EllenGowanistheonlysurvivingchildofascholarlyvillageministerandacharminggirldisownedbyherfamilywhenshemarriedforlove.GrowingupinruralNorfolk,Ellen’schildhoodwaspoorbutblessedwithaffection.Resilience,spirit,andonegreattalentwillcarryherfarfromsuchhumblebeginnings.Intime,shewillbecomethewitty,celebrated,andverybeautifulMadameEllen,dressmakertothenobilityofEngland,theGreatSixHundred.

YetEllenhassecrets.AtfifteenshefallsforRaouldeValentin,thedangerousdescendantofFrencharistocrats.RaoulmarriesEllenforherbrillianceasadesignerbutabandonshiswifewhenshebecomespregnant.Determinedthatsheandherdaughterwillsurvive,Ellenbeginsherlongclimbtosuccess.Toilingfirstinaclothingsweatshop,shelateropensherownsaloninfashionableBerkeleySquarethoughshetellstheworld–andherdaughter-she’sawidow.Onesingledress,aballgowncreatedfortheenigmaticCountessofHawksmoor,theleaderofLondonsociety,transformsEllen’sfortunes,andastheyearspass,businessthrives.ButthenRaouldeValentinreturnsandthreatenstodestroyallthatEllenhasachieved.

InTheDressmaker,theromanceofJaneAusten,thesocialcommentaryofCharlesDickensandtheverycontemporaryvoiceofPosieGraeme-Evanscombinetoplungethereaderdeepintotheopulent,sinisterworldofteemingVictorianEngland.AndifthebeautifulMadameEllenisnotquitewhatsheseems,thestrengthofherwillseesherthroughtothetruth,andlove,atlast. PosieGraeme-EvanshasworkedintheAustralianfilmandtelevisionindustryforthelastthirtyyearsasaneditor,director,andproduceronhundredsofprimetimetelevisionprograms,including"McLeod'sDaughters"and"Hi-5."ShelivesinTasmaniawithherhusbandandcreativepartner,AndrewBlaxland.Visitherwebsiteatwww.posiegraemeevans.com.
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FrominternationalbestsellingauthorPosieGraeme-Evanscomesthepassionatetaleofawomanaheadofhertime.

EllenGowanistheonlysurvivingchildofascholarlyvillageministerandacharminggirldisownedbyherfamilywhenshemarriedforlove.GrowingupinruralNorfolk,Ellen’schildhoodwaspoorbutblessedwithaffection.Resilience,spirit,andonegreattalentwillcarryherfarfromsuchhumblebeginnings.Intime,shewillbecomethewitty,celebrated,andverybeautifulMadameEllen,dressmakertothenobilityofEngland,theGreatSixHundred.

YetEllenhassecrets.AtfifteenshefallsforRaouldeValentin,thedangerousdescendantofFrencharistocrats.RaoulmarriesEllenforherbrillianceasadesignerbutabandonshiswifewhenshebecomespregnant.Determinedthatsheandherdaughterwillsurvive,Ellenbeginsherlongclimbtosuccess.Toilingfirstinaclothingsweatshop,shelateropensherownsaloninfashionableBerkeleySquarethoughshetellstheworld–andherdaughter-she’sawidow.Onesingledress,aballgowncreatedfortheenigmaticCountessofHawksmoor,theleaderofLondonsociety,transformsEllen’sfortunes,andastheyearspass,businessthrives.ButthenRaouldeValentinreturnsandthreatenstodestroyallthatEllenhasachieved.

InTheDressmaker,theromanceofJaneAusten,thesocialcommentaryofCharlesDickensandtheverycontemporaryvoiceofPosieGraeme-Evanscombinetoplungethereaderdeepintotheopulent,sinisterworldofteemingVictorianEngland.AndifthebeautifulMadameEllenisnotquitewhatsheseems,thestrengthofherwillseesherthroughtothetruth,andlove,atlast.
作者简介:
PosieGraeme-EvanshasworkedintheAustralianfilmandtelevisionindustryforthelastthirtyyearsasaneditor,director,andproduceronhundredsofprimetimetelevisionprograms,including"McLeod'sDaughters"and"Hi-5."ShelivesinTasmaniawithherhusbandandcreativepartner,AndrewBlaxland.Visitherwebsiteatwww.posiegraemeevans.com.

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