The Midnight Dress
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804123659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 527 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Karen Foxlee's breathtaking novel weaves friendship, magic, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and distinctly original.. Nor does she expect to become fast friends with beautiful, vivacious Pearl Kelly, organizer of the high school float at the annual Harvest Festival parade. Quiet misfit Rose doesn't expect to fall in love with the sleepy beach town of Leonora. But Rose can't resist the mysterious charms of the town or the popular girl, try as she might.Pearl convinces Rose to visit Edie Baker, once a renowned dressmaker, now a rumored witch. It's better not to get too attached when Rose and her father live on the road, driving their caravan from one place to the next whenever her dad gets itchy feet. Together Rose and Edie hand-stitch an unforgettable dress of midnight blue for Rose to wear at the Harvest Festival—a dress that will have long-lasting consequences on life in Leonora, a dress that will seal the fate of one of the girls
From Booklist “I just want a dark dress. As Pearl and Rose prepare with Edie’s help for the town’s harvest festival, they test the limits of their burgeoning friendship, stir up old secrets, and are entwined in a tragedy that leaves the town questioning Edie’s past and the girls’ futures. But for stoic Rose, a dazzling new friend and confidant, Pearl, has given meaning and stability to her new life in Leonora, the coastal Australian town where she has just arrived with her unstable, nomadic father. I like dark things.” This is what 16-year-old Rose Lovell tells Edie Baker, the reclusive dressmaker her new classmates have practically dared her to visit. Though the novel is at times weighed down by multiple story layers, Foxlee (The Anatomy of Wings, 2009) depicts the depths of affection and the threat of loss and creates a mystical, macabre work that w
Great summer read, not just for YA. Tahoegirl Very good book, full of magic and mystery.. Risheru said Gorgeous and Haunting. At times this read like a song, a beautiful, haunting, atmospheric melody that was impossible to stop listening to. The Midnight Dress is about a lost soul trying to find purpose, basically any teenager out there, and instead finding self-worth, friendship, and understanding. It's a go. "Magical and Heartbreaking!" according to Sabrina. Short and Sweet:The Midnight Dress is beautiful, magical and heartbreaking. One of the best for me in 201Magical and Heartbreaking! Short and Sweet:The Midnight Dress is beautiful, magical and heartbreaking. One of the best for me in 2013 for sure. Karen Foxlee is one of those authors who can create a captivating, gorgeous atmosphere worth losing yourself in. A truly unique and wonderful story!To Elaborate.Rose has. for sure. Karen Foxlee is one of those authors who can create a captivating, gorgeous atmosphere worth losing yourself in. A truly unique and wonderful story!To Elaborate.Rose has
She lives in Gympie, Australia. . KAREN FOXLEE is the author of The Anatomy of Wings, winner of the Commonweath Writer's Prize and a Parents' Choice Gold Winner