The Frock Shop
Will be published approx. on 21. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-7336-5403-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Praise for Sophie's novels:
'A heartwarming, feel-good novel bursting with charm, humour and seaside sunshine' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Cosy, uplifting and entertaining, this is the perfect escape read' WOMAN'S DAY
'Delightful' BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
'A warm treat of a novel' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'Reading a Sophie Green book is the greatest escape' WHO MAGAZINE
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.
Praise for Sophie's novels:
'A heartwarming, feel-good novel bursting with charm, humour and seaside sunshine' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Cosy, uplifting and entertaining, this is the perfect escape read' WOMAN'S DAY
'Delightful' BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
'A warm treat of a novel' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'Reading a Sophie Green book is the greatest escape' WHO MAGAZINE
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7336-5403-9 (9780733654039)
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Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. In her spare time, she writes about country music on her website, Sunburnt Country Music. Sophie's novels are internationally published, and each has been an Australian Top Ten bestseller. The Frock Shop is her eighth novel.