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by Benita Brown
Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England where she now continues living.
Melissa Dornay is the daughter of a humble dressmaker. Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England where she now continues living. Her mother, was an English, who was the youngest of thirteen children, and her father, a Indian, who on 1930's came to Newcastle to study medicine and fell in love with the place, the people, and her mother. She went to drama school in London where she met her husband who, also aka Clare Benedict.
Benita Brown's The Dressmaker is the unforgettable saga of an abandoned y. .For anyone who enjoys a Catherine Cookson novel this book is an absolute must. I have read all of Benita Brown's novels and find her style of writing engaging with good plots and characters'.
Select Format: Paperback. ISBN13:9780755334742. Release Date:January 2008. Publisher:Headline Book Publishing.
Benita Brown's The Dressmaker is the unforgettable saga of an abandoned young woman learning to stand on her own two feet. Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Lindsey Hutchinson. Emmeline Dornay's dying wish is for her daughter Melissa to have a home. But when the funeral is over, Melissa discovers that her future looks bleak. Wealthy Lilian Winterton will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep. As an unpaid seamstress in the grand Winterton household, Melissa is ignored by the family and mistrusted by their servants.
Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle by her English mother and Indian father. She went to drama school in London where she met her husband who, also from Newcastle, was working for the BBC. Not long after, she returned to her home town where she worked as a teacher and broadcaster and brought up four children.
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A hard cover book written by Benita Brown. A very powerful story of a young woman, not liked by her own family. Melissa learns her craft of dressmaker from her mother, who dies before her time
A hard cover book written by Benita Brown. Melissa learns her craft of dressmaker from her mother, who dies before her time. Taken in by. one of her mother’s customers she learns that not all is good.
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