book club...

...and this evening we were all transported back to 1959 with 'The Ladies in Black' (originally 'The Women in Black') by Madeleine St John.

Set in 1950s Sydney in a department store where 'frocks' are queen and the 'ladies in black' come from a variety of backgrounds; Aussies and 'refos' (refugees) from post war Europe.
Now a gorgeous film and today I took Mum and her Danish friend B to see the film.
They were entranced! and related to the era and the fashions.

And the glasses?
Book club host T brought these out to celebrate 1959, the year in which  the story is based, as her hubby bought these for his mum in 1959 with his first paycheck!