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The dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison

Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? The Full Monty meets Orange is the New Black in a poignantly comic story about a men's prison sewing circle. Derek's daughter Debbie is getting married. He's desperate to be there, but he's banged up in Yarrandarrah Correctional Centre for embezzling funds from the golf club, and, thanks to his ex-wife, Lorraine, he hasn't spoken to Debbie in years. He wants to make a grand gesture - to show her how much he loves her. But what? Inspiration strikes while he's embroidering a cushion at his weekly prison sewing circle - he'll make her a wedding dress. His fellow stitchers rally around and soon this motley gang of crims is immersed in a joyous whirl of silks, satins and covered buttons. But as time runs out and tensions rise both inside and outside the prison, the wedding dress project takes on greater significance. With lives at stake, Derek feels his chance to reconcile with Debbie is slipping through his fingers...

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
32320004827816 F
Fiction-Adult   East Maitland Library . . On Loan . 13 Jun 2024
32320004736207 F
Fiction-Adult   Maitland Library . . On Loan . 1 Jul 2024
32320004827824 F
Fiction-Adult   Rutherford Library . . Available .  
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Field name Details
ISBN 9781460760246
Classification Number F
Author Jaffe, Meredith
Title The dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison [BK]
Publisher Sydney, NSW : : HarperCollins Australia,, 2021.
Note Includes Reading Group questions.
Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? The Full Monty meets Orange is the New Black in a poignantly comic story about a men's prison sewing circle. Derek's daughter Debbie is getting married. He's desperate to be there, but he's banged up in Yarrandarrah Correctional Centre for embezzling funds from the golf club, and, thanks to his ex-wife, Lorraine, he hasn't spoken to Debbie in years. He wants to make a grand gesture - to show her how much he loves her. But what? Inspiration strikes while he's embroidering a cushion at his weekly prison sewing circle - he'll make her a wedding dress. His fellow stitchers rally around and soon this motley gang of crims is immersed in a joyous whirl of silks, satins and covered buttons. But as time runs out and tensions rise both inside and outside the prison, the wedding dress project takes on greater significance. With lives at stake, Derek feels his chance to reconcile with Debbie is slipping through his fingers...
Subject Australian fiction
Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
Wedding costume -- Fiction
Male prisoners -- Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Dressmaking -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Australia -- Fiction
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