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Meredith Jaffé Meredith Jaffé i(8964891 works by)
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BiographyHistory

Writer and reviewer.

Jaffé majored in English Literature and Sociology at university, and worked in insurance for nine years after graduation. She is the author of two novels: Fence and The Making of Christina.

For four years, Jaffé wrote a weekly literary column, 'The Bookshelf' for The Hoopla, an online women's magazine: the column included interviews, reviews, and literary news. She has also volunteered at the Footpath Library, chairing their EPIC! writing competition for school-aged children and serving as the Ambassador Program Coordinator in their homelessness outreach program.

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y separately published work icon The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2021 21265863 2021 single work novel

'Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? The Full Monty meets Orange is the New Black in a poignantly comic story about a men's prison sewing circle.

'Derek's daughter Debbie is getting married. He's desperate to be there, but he's banged up in Yarrandarrah Correctional Centre for embezzling funds from the golf club, and, thanks to his ex-wife, Lorraine, he hasn't spoken to Debbie in years. He wants to make a grand gesture - to show her how much he loves her. But what?

'Inspiration strikes while he's embroidering a cushion at his weekly prison sewing circle - he'll make her a wedding dress. His fellow stitchers rally around and soon this motley gang of crims is immersed in a joyous whirl of silks, satins and covered buttons.

'But as time runs out and tensions rise both inside and outside the prison, the wedding dress project takes on greater significance. With lives at stake, Derek feels his chance to reconcile with Debbie is slipping through his fingers ...

'A funny, dark and moving novel about finding humanity, friendship and redemption in unexpected places.'

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2022 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover designed by Emily O'Neill.
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