{"product_id":"9781405948982-prize-women","title":"Prize Women","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fascinating story of sisterhood and survival based on shocking true events\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the scandalous true story of The Great Stork Derby, \u003ci\u003ePrize Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and deeply moving novel about desperate choices and the two unforgettable women forced to make them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous. \u003ci\u003ePrize Women \u003c\/i\u003etook my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it' \u003c\/b\u003eJENNIFER SAINT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA STONEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the 1920s, a time of unparalleled excess.\u003cbr\u003eBut for the rich to party, the poor must starve .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the city arrives pregnant runaway Lily di Marco.\u003cbr\u003eShe has nothing – and expects nothing.\u003cbr\u003eBut soon she will find herself in a towering mansion just streets away.\u003cbr\u003eConfidante to, and best friends with, its glamorous owner Mae Thebolt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the competition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA childless millionaire leaves his fortune to the woman\u003cbr\u003ewho will have the most babies over ten years.\u003cbr\u003eIs it an eccentric contest?\u003cbr\u003eOr a horrible joke played by a rich man on the poorest women of the city?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEither way, it will tear Lily and Mae’s friendship - and their lives - to pieces .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices women face \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eand the choices they are denied\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e I cannot recommend it highly enough' \u003c\/b\u003eELODIE HARPER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003eLOUISE HARE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003eJANICE HALLET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCULTUREFLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and \u003ci\u003ePrize Women \u003c\/i\u003edeserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away' \u003c\/b\u003eELIZABETH MACNEAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540647026785,"sku":"9781405948982","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32315716.jpg?v=1737186499","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405948982-prize-women","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}