A review by labyrinth_witch
The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

1.0

A story about a exquisite dressmaker who returns to her sordid past to take care of her deteriorating mother. Modern day, Australian country-side is the setting. Unfortunately, the narrative did not live up to its cinematic equivalent. I personally did not feel there was any suspense of the main character figuring anything out about herself or her past, the characters simply portrayed small-town pettiness, and there was a strange focus of the description on nipples and scrotums. The one thing I did like was that the main character hatches her revenge plan herself, unlike in the movie where her mother implements the revenge plan. But that is a minuscule redeeming quality. Overall, I do not recommend.