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Prize Women

Caroline Lea
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      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 TimesToronto, Canada, 1926Best 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... ***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
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Caroline Lea EAN: 9780241492994 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 537 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2023-04-27 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

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      Canada, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Historical crime and mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical romance, Family life fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships

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      Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey and gained a First from Warwick University. Her fiction and poetry have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, while her debut novel, The Glass Woman -a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials - was shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award. Her next novel, The Metal Heart - a powerful Second World War love story set on the island of Orkney - was selected as a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month. Prize Women, her latest novel, is inspired by film footage Caroline found, showing the women who took part in the Great Stork Derby. Caroline was immediately struck by the awful implications of a competition which made women compete to have children, and by the fact that such a shocking story had remained buried for so long.
      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 TimesToronto, Canada, 1926Best 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... ***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
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Caroline Lea EAN: 9780241492994 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 537 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2023-04-27 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General WIDTH: 153 cm SPINE:

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      Canada, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Historical crime and mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical romance, Family life fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships

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      Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey and gained a First from Warwick University. Her fiction and poetry have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, while her debut novel, The Glass Woman -a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials - was shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award. Her next novel, The Metal Heart - a powerful Second World War love story set on the island of Orkney - was selected as a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month. Prize Women, her latest novel, is inspired by film footage Caroline found, showing the women who took part in the Great Stork Derby. Caroline was immediately struck by the awful implications of a competition which made women compete to have children, and by the fact that such a shocking story had remained buried for so long.

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