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Prize Women

The fascinating story of sisterhood and survival based on shocking true events

Caroline Lea

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English
MICHAEL JOSEPH
08 August 2023
On his deathbed in 1920s Toronto, a wealthy man decides to make some trouble . . . An astonishing new novel based on one of history's most shocking untold stories, from the author of The Metal Heart

Lily di Marco and Mae Thebault were once friends. They lived under the same roof and cared for each other's children - they were inseparable.

But the Great Depression changed everything, and both women were forced to make impossible decisions to save themselves from ruin

Ten years later, Lily and Mae couldn't be further apart. And as The Great Stork Derby, the sensational baby making contest with money as the prize, makes headlines around the world the women must face up to their part in it, and the consequences . . .
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Imprint:   MICHAEL JOSEPH
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   540g
ISBN:   9780241492994
ISBN 10:   0241492998
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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. Her debut novel, The Glass Woman, a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials, was shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award. Her next novel, The Metal Heart, was a powerful Second World War love story set on the island of Orkney.

Reviews for Prize Women: The fascinating story of sisterhood and survival based on shocking true events

Praise for Caroline Lea * : * Memorable and compelling -- Sarah Moss Caroline's beautiful writing transported me entirely to another time and land -- Susan Fletcher Enthralling -- Stacey Halls 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 A highly original and inventive writer * Sunday Times *


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