Prize Women
Autor Caroline Leaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2024
The gripping and unforgettable new novel from Caroline Lea, based on one of history's most shocking but largely untold scandals
'A highly original and inventive writer' Sunday Times
Toronto, Canada, 1926
Best friends Lily di Marco and Mae Thebault were once inseparable. They lived under the same roof and cared for each other's children. But with mouths to feeds and demanding husbands to keep happy, both women are forced into terrible decisions as the Great Depression tightens its grip.
When lawyer Charles Vance Miller's will promises a handsome sum of money to the woman who can produce the most babies in the next ten years, it is initially dismissed as a vanity project. But as the Great Depression worsens, and times get increasingly tough across the world, for the most desperate in society this contest known as The Great Stork Derby suddenly seems like a way out.
Ten years later, Lily and Mae couldn't be further apart. And as The Great Stork Derby continues to make headlines, for all the wrong reasons, both these women must face up to their part in it, and the consequences...
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PRAISE FOR Caroline Lea:
'Memorable and compelling' Sarah Moss
'Enthralling' Stacey Halls
'Caroline's beautiful writing transported me entirely to another time and land' Susan Fletcher
'Lea writes beautifully' The Times
'Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome' Gytha Lodge
'Exquisitely researched, beautifully told' Mary Beth Keane
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| Penguin Books – 14 mar 2024 | 55.07 lei 24-35 zile | +22.33 lei 4-10 zile |
| Penguin Books – 2 mar 2022 | 104.90 lei 3-5 săpt. | +22.03 lei 4-10 zile |
| HarperCollins Publishers – 13 feb 2023 | 128.40 lei 3-5 săpt. | +13.62 lei 4-10 zile |
| Hardback (1) | 123.88 lei 3-5 săpt. | +28.84 lei 4-10 zile |
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1405948981
Pagini: 439
Dimensiuni: 127 x 194 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
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Recenzii
— Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code
“Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away.”
— Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory and Circus of Wonders
“The story of true innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive for me in all of my senses and I found myself rooting for the central characters with all my heart.” — Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes on The Metal Heart
“Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative—this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome.”
— Gytha Lodge, author of Watching from the Dark and She Lies in Wait on The Metal Heart
“Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful.”
— Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton on The Glass Woman
“Piercing…. Devastating and revelatory.” — New York Times Book Review on The Metal Heart
“A fantastic, atmospheric debut.” — Times, London on The Metal Heart
“Memorable and compelling. A novel about what haunts us—and what should.” — Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall on The Metal Heart
“Lea crafts deeply intriguing characters while bringing to life their harsh landscape. Full of emotion, mystery, and suspense, this unique love story will keep readers guessing until the very end.” — Booklist on The Metal Heart
“Lovely prose and the lulling feel of escape into another time… will satisfy readers who wish to be submerged in the ways of an old world.” — Publishers Weekly on The Metal Heart
“Gorgeous. Prize Women – with its powerful, important message about women’s choices, freedom and motherhood – took my breath away. I haven’t stopped thinking about it.”
— Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne