A black dress is the symbol of the big department store “Goods” in Sydney, where outfits are sold for every taste—and for each saleswoman in uniform, there is her own story.
Smart and modest Lisa gets a job at “Goods” while waiting for her final exam grades, and secretly hopes her father will allow her to enter university. Glamorous Magda, a Slovenian emigrant, dreams of opening her own boutique. Quiet Patty wants a child, and sweet but unlucky Fay wants a good husband.
This witty and warm novel tells about a city on the verge of change—and about real female friendship.