The Woman in the Green Dress, Tea  Cooper
The Woman in the Green Dress, Tea  Cooper
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The Woman in the Green Dress

Author: Tea Cooper

Narrator: Casey Withoos

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 06/16/2020


Synopsis

After her husband’s death in World War I, Fleur’s surprising inheritance takes her deep into the past—and 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 can’t 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:“Refreshing 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.” —J’nell Ciesielski, author of The SocialiteA USA TODAY bestsellerFull-length historical fiction with both mystery and romance Stand-alone novelIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

About Tea Cooper

Tea Cooper is an established Australian author of historical fiction. In a past life she was a teacher, a journalist, and a farmer. These days she haunts museums and indulges her passion for storytelling. She is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Naturalist’s Daughter; the USA TODAY bestselling The Woman in the Green Dress; The Girl in the Painting, The Cartographer's Secret, winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award; and The Fossil Hunter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie

What a wonderful book with a marvellous sense of time and place. 'The Woman In The Green Dress' is set in two timelines in Sydney and the Hawkesbury region. The first is set in 1853, where Della works out of the Hawkesbury property as a taxidermist, while her Aunt Cordelia runs her curio shop in Syd......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

Historical fiction has become one of my favourite genres and in a lot of them there are two timelines as there was in this story. Aussie author Tea Cooper has done a brilliant job in not only writing a marvellous story, but she has done a superb job of entwining the two timelines together. It takes......more

Goodreads review by Annette

1853. After cholera claims her parents, Della return to Sydney and devotes herself to the Curio Shop of Wonders. Where she also discovers her aunt Cordelia is selling something more than just curiosities to collectors. London, 1918. Fleur learns about her husband being claimed by war. She travels to......more

*[URL not allowed] The Woman in the Green Dress is the fifth novel I have read by Tea Cooper. Cooper is an author who is a great asset to Australian historical fiction and her novels go from strength to strength. In The Woman in the Green Dress, we meet not one, but two strong fem......more