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Book SynopsisBased on the incredible true story of The Great Stork Derby, Prize Women is the profoundly moving novel that sheds light on a scandalous moment in history just as relevant today
''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 WEEKLY
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Toronto, 1926.
A childless millionaire leaves behind an astonishing will: the recipient of his fortune will be decided in a contest known as ''The Great Stork Derby''. His money will go to the winner: the woman who bears the most children in the ten years after his death.
Lily di Marco is young, pregnant, and terrified of her husband.
Trade Review
Gorgeous. Prize Women - with its powerful, important message about women's choices, freedom and motherhood - took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it -- Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
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, bestselling author of The Wolf Den
A story that sounds stranger than fiction and Lea handles it with the utmost compassion. 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 * bestselling author of The Doll Factory *
Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant * Good Housekeeping *
Wonderfully evocative and intelligent, Prize Women sheds a light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about. Lily and Mae's story is unforgettable, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced -- Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters
This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive * Woman's Weekly *
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 *
