Prize Women

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Based on the scandalous true story of The Great Stork Derby, Prize Women is a gripping and deeply moving novel about desperate choices and the two unforgettable women forced to make them.<br><br>'Gorgeous. Prize Women took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it' JENNIFER SAINT<br><br>'Wonderfully evocative and intelligent. Sheds light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced' EMMA STONEX<br><br>'This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive' WOMAN'S WEEKLY<br>___________<br><br>It's the 1920s, a time of unparalleled excess.<br>But for the rich to party, the poor must starve . . .<br>Into the city arrives pregnant runaway Lily di Marco.<br>She has nothing - and expects nothing.<br>But soon she will find herself in a towering mansion just streets away.<br>Confidante to, and best friends with, its glamorous owner Mae Thebolt.<br><br>Until the competition.<br><br>A childless millionaire leaves his fortune to the woman<br>who will have the most babies over ten years.<br>Is it an eccentric contest?<br>Or a horrible joke played by a rich man on the poorest women of the city?<br><br>Either way, it will tear Lily and Mae's friendship - and their lives - to pieces . . .<br><br>___________<br><br>'A profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices women face - and the choices they are denied. I cannot recommend it highly enough' ELODIE HARPER<br><br>'This tale of two women resonates with what is happening in the world today. I was gripped by Lily and Mae's story, the desperate choices that women still face' LOUISE HARE<br><br>'Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING<br><br>'A serious, thoughtful and epic journey into the trials of motherhood . . . With her contrasting female characters, Lea interrogates the fight for female agency across class divides, a struggle that continues to this day. A fascinating snapshot

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781405948982

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

194 x 127 x 37 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)