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The one and only Dolly Jamieson /

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780143779889
Author	Ireland, Lisa author.
Title	The one and only Dolly Jamieson /
Publication	[Melbourne, Vic.] :: Michael Jospeh, 2023.
Publication	©2023.
Physical description	358 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary	Dolly Jamieson is not homeless, she's merely between permanent abodes. The 78-year-old spends her days keeping warm at the local library, where she enjoys sparring with the officious head librarian and helping herself to the free morning tea. It's not so bad, really. But it's certainly a far cry from the 1960s, when this humble girl from Geelong became an international star of the stage. As the acclaimed lead in the Broadway production of "The Rose of France", all Dolly's dreams had come true. So how, in her old age, did she end up here? When Jane Leveson, a well-to-do newcomer to the library, shows an interest in Dolly, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship -- and soon Jane is offering to help Dolly write her memoirs. Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger woman's eyes. Perhaps by working together to recount the glittering highs, devastating lows and tragic secrets of Dolly's life, both women can finally face their pasts and start to heal...
Subject	Actresses--Fiction
	Female friendship--Fiction
	Older women--Fiction
	Homeless women--Fiction
	Libraries --Fiction.
	Interpersonal relations--Fiction
	Reminiscing in old age--Fiction
Genre	Psychological Fiction
Genre	Domestic fiction
Shelf Location	F/IRE