![]() ![]() A high spirited story with a strong beating heart, The One and Only Dolly Jamieson will fully embrace you from the first chapter to the close of this tender tale. ![]() The One and Only Dolly Jamieson is the seventh novel from Victorian writer Lisa Ireland. 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. Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger woman’s eyes. 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. So how, in her old age, did she end up here? As the acclaimed lead in the Broadway production of The Rose of France, all Dolly’s dreams had come true. It’s not so bad, really.īut it’s certainly a far cry from the 1960s, when this humble girl from Geelong became an international star of the stage. 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. Title: The One and the Only Dolly Jamiesonĭolly Jamieson is not homeless, she’s merely between permanent abodes. ![]()
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