Author:
Mary-Anne O'Connor
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Narrator
Holly Robinson
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Length
14 hours 3 minutes
Language
English
1930. Seventeen-year-old Iris Mitchell dreams of designing clothes, but there's little spare cash for fashion in their shanty-town home. The gift of a single purple ribbon from her would-be boyfriend John Tucker, however, creates an unexpected opportunity ... and when Iris's brother joins the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, the Mitchell family move to the city. Iris is torn away from John, but he's Protestant and she's Catholic, so perhaps it wasn't meant to be ...
1932. By day, Iris scrubs the floors at Caron's, an upmarket department store. By night, she designs and sews in her family's tiny, crowded house. Friendship with one of Caron's models allows Iris to show her skills, but will her talent be acknowledged ... or exploited?
When John reappears, passions are reignited, and Iris must face not only their religious divide, but the apparent impossibility of having both marriage and a career. Meanwhile, the Mitchells must navigate life in a city riven by corruption, dirty politics and gambling. Will their faith, determination and deep family bond save them when tragedy and adversity strike?
Mary-Anne O'Connor is the bestselling Australian author of Gallipoli Street, Worth Fighting For, War Flower, In A Great Southern Land, Where Fortune Lies, Sisters of Freedom, Dressed By Iris and Never to Surrender, all set in Australia's explosive cultural upheaval during the 19th and 20th century. O'Connor is also a marketing expert, freelance writer and keynote speaker. She is also an advocate for the Hornsby Kuringai Women's Shelter and actively supports women in crisis. O'Connor lives on the edge of her beloved bushland shire with her husband Anthony, sons Jimmy and Jack and her very spoilt dog Saxon. Her latest novel, The Stowaway, is due out in 2025.
Holly is a Sydney-based actress and voice artist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts-Media degree from Macquarie University in 2014, before going on to study acting and voice at various other institutions in Sydney. She has since been mastering the art of voiceover through all mediums, including radio promos, voice acting, character work and long-form narration. Holly is a hugely versatile performer, also having a background in circus, dance, voice and theatre.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Holly Robinson
ISBN:
9781038608543
Length:
14 hours 3 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Publication date:
June 1, 2022
Edition:
Unabridged
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