The One and Only Dolly Jamieson By Lisa Ireland Author: Lisa Ireland

Product Details: ISBN: 9780143779889 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Dims (mm): 202 x 246 Pub Date: 10-01-23 Pub Country: Australia Condition: NEW

Description: A compelling feel-good novel featuring a proud and gutsy heroine with a truly unbreakable spirit. '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.' Kelly Rimmer 'This novel had me from the first page. It's been years since a book has made me feel like this.' Sally Hepworth Life is full of downs and ups . . . Dolly Jamieson is not homeless, she'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. It's not so bad, really. But it'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 The Rose of France, all Dolly's dreams had come true. So how, in her old age, did she end up here? When Jane Leveson, a well-to-do newcomer to the library, shows an interest in Dolly, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship - and soon Jane is offering to help Dolly write her memoirs. Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger woman's eyes. Perhaps by working together to recount the glittering highs, devastating lows and tragic secrets of Dolly's life, both women can finally face their pasts and start to heal . . .

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