{"product_id":"prize-women-9780241492987","title":"Prize Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the incredible true story of The Great Stork Derby, \u003ci\u003ePrize Women\u003c\/i\u003e is the profoundly moving novel that sheds light on a scandalous moment in history just as relevant today\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\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\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\u003eToronto, 1926.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLily di Marco is young, pregnant, and terrified of her husband. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGorgeous. \u003ci\u003ePrize Women\u003c\/i\u003e - with its powerful, important message \u003c\/b\u003eabout women's choices, freedom and motherhood -\u003cb\u003e took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices women face \u003c\/b\u003e- and the choices they are denied.\u003cb\u003e I cannot recommend it highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den\u003cbr\u003eA story that sounds stranger than fiction and\u003cb\u003e Lea handles it with the utmost compassion. Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail\u003c\/b\u003e * Culturefly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterful. 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\u003e -- Elizabeth Macneal * bestselling author of The Doll Factory *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully evocative and intelligent,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Prize Women\u003c\/i\u003e sheds a light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about.\u003cb\u003e Lily and Mae's story is unforgettable, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Caroline Lea\u003c\/b\u003e * : *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemorable and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Moss\u003cbr\u003eCaroline's beautiful writing \u003cb\u003etransported me entirely to another time and land\u003c\/b\u003e -- Susan Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stacey Halls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLea writes beautifully\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative\u003c\/b\u003e - this is \u003cb\u003ea gorgeously written story \u003c\/b\u003eabout the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome -- Gytha Lodge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisitely researched, beautifully told\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mary Beth Keane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly original and inventive writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883889570135,"sku":"9780241492987","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241492987.jpg?v=1722529466","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prize-women-9780241492987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}