They didn't really believe that the Dutch Doll was cursed... The Dutch Doll is a something of a local myth in my home town, it was given to a local girl's school as a gift and there are a number of tales of the strange things that have happened. This is a short story I wrote that was inspired by th
The Dressmaker's Doll: A Short Story
β Scribed by Agatha Christie
- Book ID
- 110675265
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 842 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062302267
- ASIN
- B00CGZXQZ8
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories.
Alicia Coombe manages her very smart dressmaking business with the help of her young assistant, Sybil. One day, a doll appears in the shopβa floppy, long-legged doll that sits itself on the best sofa. But where did it come from, and why does it appear to watch them?
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