Review: The Midnight Dress
Gaby Meares
This is such a beautifully written story - and very hard to place in any one specific genre. I found it achingly sad as so many of the characters are looking for someone they have lost, or who they haven’t even met, but feel the empty space where they should be. But one of the strongest elements in the story is the landscape. It plays a huge part in creating, on the one hand,the overarching sense of claustrophobia and impending doom, and on the other, a magical place where some characters find escape and peace. Although not promoted as YA fiction, it’s about 2 girls on the brink of adulthood, so would be a fabulous book to recommend to a YA who would enjoy a more “literary” read than the average YA fare. I loved it!