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The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison

by

Meredith Jaffe

The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe is a wonderful read telling the story of a group of prisoners who decide to make a wedding dress for the daughter (Debbie) of one of their own.

Derek has been sentenced for skimming around $750,000 from his local golf club’s revenue.  To help keep his sanity Derek has joined a weekly sewing class, run by Jane.

Derek has served five years of his sentence without any contact from his wife or daughter.   During that time he has written a weekly letter to Debbie and never received a reply of any sort.   It is only through a visit from sister-in-law Sharon that he becomes aware that Debbie is to soon be married.

Whilst my personal prison experience is limited to teaching computer skills to inmates of a maximum-security prison for six years, I am fairly certain that I had all of the Yarrandarrah sewing class members in my class at one time or another which further emphasises how well the author researched The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison.

I have rated

The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison

as an enjoyable

five-star read.

At the time of writing my review

other Goodreads readers have awarded

The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison

an average of 3.92 stars,

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