‘An intricate mystery . . . love, life and fashion entwine to create worlds that set the imagination alight’ – Julie Carroll, New Idea
‘The stories of the different women Doust imagines are so touching and poignant. I loved it’ – Kristy Allen, Australian Women’s Weekly
‘Captivating, mesmerising and an absolute pleasure to read, Precious Things does not disappoint’ – Dijanna Mulhearn, Wardrobe 101
‘We are drawn in from start to end; this is a novel to get wonderfully lost in’ – Pia Jane Bijkerk, stylist, blogger and author of My Heart Wanders and Paris Made by Hand
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First published in Australia in 2018
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Copyright © Kelly Doust 2018
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Cover design by Laura Thomas
Cover images: Woman by Jovana Rikalo / Trevillion Images; all other images by shutterstock.com