Poor Girls [electronic resource] : Meet the female Peaky Blinders in this gripping and darkly funny thriller
Whitfield, Clare2024
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'Funny, fast-paced and dark... with dialogue that absolutely crackles' ELODIE HARPER 'A brave, bold novel' ARAMINTA HALL Men steal everything. Now we want our share. 1922. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is horrified by the future mapped out for her – to serve the upper classes or find a husband. During the war, she found freedom in joining the workforce at home, but now women are being put back in their place. Until Eleanor crosses paths with a member of the notorious female-led gang the Forty Elephants: bold women who wear diamonds and fur, drink champagne and gin, who take what they want without asking. Now, she sees a new future for herself: she can serve, marry – or steal. After all, men will only let you down. Diamonds are forever. In Poor Girls, Clare Whitfield exposes the criminal underbelly of 1920s London – but this isn't a morality tale, it's an adventure for the willingly wicked. 'Memorable, outrageous and full of heart. Loved it – every time I put it down I couldn't wait to pick it up again.' ELENI KYRIACOU 'Wonderfully roguish characters, and great period detail. Really enjoyable.' IAN MOORE 'A richly vivid and picaresque masterwork, Poor Girls is by turns humorous, horrifying and humane.' TOM MEAD 'A compulsive read... A real page turner.' CAITLIN DAVIES Join the growing fans of the Forty Elephants... 'Clare Whitfield's best book to date.' Reader Review 'What a ride, this book is so much fun.' Reader Review 'Will make you laugh but also shed a tear.' Reader Review 'I highly recommend it to anyone drawn to tales of resilience, ambition, and rebellion.' Reader Review 'Such a brilliant book, everyone should read it!' Reader Review 'Glamorous and uncompromising.' Reader review
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Author:
Whitfield, Clare, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Clare Whitfield was born in 1978 in Morden (at the bottom of the Northern line) in Greater London. After university she worked at a publishing company before going on to hold various positions in buying and marketing. She now lives in Hampshire with her family. Her debut novel, People of Abandoned Character, won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and is also published by Head of Zeus.
ISBN:
9781837930845
Language:
English
BRN:
4922504
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