{"product_id":"9781405948982","title":"Prize Women : The fascinating story of sisterhood and survival based on shocking true events","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lea, Caroline \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 March 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 21 | 310g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gorgeous. Prize Women took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it' JENNIFER SAINT'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'This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive' WOMAN'S WEEKLYIt's the 1920s, a time of unparalleled excess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for the rich to party, the poor must starve . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto the city arrives pregnant runaway Lily di Marco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has nothing – and expects nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon she will find herself in a towering mansion just streets away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfidante to, and best friends with, its glamorous owner Mae Thebolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA childless millionaire leaves his fortune to the womanwho will have the most babies over ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it an eccentric contest?Or a horrible joke played by a rich man on the poorest women of the city?Either way, it will tear Lily and Mae’s friendship - and their lives - to pieces . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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'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'Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'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 of another time, perhaps not as far removed from our own as we might hope' JANICE HALLET'Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail' CULTUREFLY'Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away' ELIZABETH MACNEAL\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45950883102960,"sku":"9781405948982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781405948982.jpg?v=1715441328","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781405948982","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}