The Frock Shop

Australian bestseller Sophie Green returns with a sparkling story about the beauty of the second-hand, the power of second chances, and becoming who you were always meant to be (with a little help from your friends).

On Sydney's lower north shore, in the harbourside suburb of Mosman, there is a charity frock shop. For decades, it has clothed the women of this suburb, through good times and bad, for richer, for poorer.

Local resident Daphne has always worked at the frock shop. And she knows better than most how clothes are used by women as talismans, as armour, as beauty. Clothes are essential parts of women's stories, and those stories are now part of Daphne's life.

Daphne has her own stories, too. Some involve her old friend Adelaide, who still bears the devastating secret that caused her to flee Australia in her youth. Some involve a new friend, Christina, who has been forced to leave her glamorous Los Angeles life to rebuild in her childhood city. Then there is Margot, living a life that is far from what she had dreamed it would be, and Lucy, desperate for escape and the promise of tomorrow.

Not only does the frock shop give them purpose, but the clothes will help them become the women they were destined to be, because it is never too late for a transformation.

'Charming escapism . . . Sophie transports the reader with her signature warmth, building big-hearted characters who are easy to root for . . . An engaging and ultimately uplifting read guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY

'Heartwarming . . . unfolds with Green's trademark blend of realism and warmth' WHO WEEKLY

'Deftly moving through heartbreak, family drama, new opportunities and finding happiness, it is a heartfelt read that champions the importance of clothes and the beauty of the second-hand' CANBERRA WEEKLY

'Celebrates the power of female friendship and second chances' WOMAN'S DAY