Introduced by Fiona Wood, this is the delightful second novel in the Melling Sisters Trilogy, following All in the Blue Unclouded Weather.

The Melling sisters and their mother are preparing for a wedding. Cathy is to be bridesmaid and her dress is a thing of awe and beauty, but not in Cathy's eyes - she hates the idea of being a bridesmaid. Vivienne would love to wear it, and perhaps she will.

Dresses of Red and Gold, the second book in the Melling Sisters Trilogy, is a warm and humorous story of four sisters - their rivalries and their loyalty and affection - growing up in an Australian country town in the 1940s.