One and only Dolly Jamieson. Lisa Ireland. 2023.

Dolly Jamieson is not homeless, she’s merely between permanent abodes. The 78-year-old spends her days keeping warm at the local library and helping herself to the free morning tea. It’s not so bad, really.

But it’s certainly a far cry from the 1960s, when this girl from Geelong became an international star as the lead in the Broadway production of The Rose of France.

So how, in her old age, did she end up here?

When Jane Leveson, a newcomer  to the library, shows an interest in Dolly, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship - and soon Jane is offering to help Dolly write her memoirs.

Yet Dolly can detect a deep sadness in the younger woman’s eyes. Perhaps by working together to recount the glittering highs, devastating laws and tragic secrets of Dolly’s life, both women can finally face their pasts and start to heal….