Black Dresses

The black dress is the symbol of the large department store "Goods" in Sydney, where outfits for every taste are sold, and each employee in the uniform dress has her own story. Smart and modest Lisa gets a job at "Goods" while waiting for her graduating exam results and secretly hopes her father will let her go to university. Glamorous Magda, an immigrant from Slovenia, dreams of opening her own boutique. Quiet Patty dreams of having a child, while sweet but unlucky Faye dreams of a good husband. This witty and warm novel tells the story of a city on the brink of change and true female friendship.