The woman in the green dress / Tea Cooper.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780785235125 (trade paperback)
- ISBN: 0785235124
- Physical Description: 325 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in Australia. "A novel"--Cover. |
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Subject: | Widows > Fiction. Inheritance and succession > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
Other Formats and Editions
- Baker & Taylor
"A mystery surrounding an opal and a green dress links two women--one in the mid-1800s and the other at the close of World War I"-- - Baker & Taylor
In 1919 Sydney, New South Wales, London tea-shop waitress Fleur Richards inherits an old curio shop, which draws her deep into the past to unravel a mystery surrounding an opal and a woman in a green dress â a green that is the color of envy. Original. - Thomas Nelson
A mystery surrounding an opal and a green dress links two women---one in the mid-1800s and the other at the close of World War I. - Thomas Nelson
After her husbandâs death in World War I, Fleurâs surprising inheritance takes her deep into the pastâand could unravel a mystery surrounding a cursed opal, a gnarled family tree, and a sinister woman in a green dress.
1919: After a whirlwind romance, London teashop waitress Fleur Richards canât wait for her new husband, Hugh, to return from the Great War. But when word of his death arrives on Armistice Day, Fleur learns he has left her a sizable family fortune. Refusing to accept the inheritance, she heads to his beloved home country of Australia in search of the relatives who deserve it more.
In spite of her reluctance, she soon finds herself the sole owner of a remote farm and a dilapidated curio shop full of long-forgotten artifacts, remarkable preserved creatures, and a mystery that began more than sixty-five years ago. With the help of Kip, a repatriated soldier dealing with the sobering aftereffects of war, Fleur finds herself unable to resist pulling on the threads of the past. What she finds is a shocking story surrounding an opal and a woman in a green dress. . . a story that, nevertheless, offers hope and healing for the future.
This romantic mystery from award-winning Australian novelist Tea Cooper will keep readers guessing until the astonishing conclusion.
Praise for  The Woman in the Green Dress:
âRefreshing and unique, The Woman in the Green Dress sweeps you across the wild lands of Australia in a thrilling whirl of mystery, romance, and danger. This magical tale weaves together two storylines with a heart-pounding finish that is drop-dead gorgeous.â âJânell Ciesielski, author of The Socialite
- A USA TODAY bestseller
- Full-length historical fiction with both mystery and romanceÂ
- Stand-alone novel
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs