{"product_id":"the-socialites","title":"Socialites","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘[I] absolutely loved this fictional take on some of the most legendary women of Hollywoods Golden Age! \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for books clubs\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \n            \u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the year!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n          \u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eatmospheric narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e of young women pushing boundaries and defying expectations… \u003cstrong\u003etruly unforgettable\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Caroline Cauchi, bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e Mrs Van Gogh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eOne ordinary school. Three extraordinary women …\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s, three young girls enter a strict, cheerless convent school in a quiet London suburb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSix years later they leave, to change the world …\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaureen\u003c\/strong\u003e was the movie star, whose role as Tarzan’s Jane helped rewrite the rules of cinema censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonia\u003c\/strong\u003e was the aspiring writer who became George Orwell’s wife and the guardian of his literary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eAnd \u003cstrong\u003eVivien\u003c\/strong\u003e was the actress as iconic as the roles she played, from Cleopatra to Scarlett O’Hara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eTogether their careers encompassed glamour and tragedy, triumph and scandal. From Bloomsbury to Hollywood, and from the cafés of Paris to the theatres of New York, this novel is a breath-taking epic spanning four decades in three unforgettable lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          See what real readers are saying about Caroline Lamond’s writing:\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eWell written\u003c\/strong\u003e and told from the point of view of the characters, this is an \u003cstrong\u003eengaging\u003c\/strong\u003e story and gives the reader a glimpse of the heady world of theatre, film and society in the time of the star studded movie era'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Well written and researched… \u003cstrong\u003ea joy to read\u003c\/strong\u003e’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A \u003cstrong\u003ehighly engaging\u003c\/strong\u003e tale’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘\u003cstrong\u003eI was hooked from the first page\u003c\/strong\u003e…’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘\u003cstrong\u003eReally reminded me of \u003cem\u003eCity of Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A highly engaging tale’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely fantastic, \u003cstrong\u003eunputdownable\u003c\/strong\u003e…'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A \u003cstrong\u003emoving\u003c\/strong\u003e and at times \u003cstrong\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e story'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sad, happy and frustrating at times \u003cstrong\u003ethis novel pulls on all emotions\u003c\/strong\u003e’\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eenticing\u003c\/strong\u003e parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era’ Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/strong\u003e story’ Georgia Kaufmann, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dressmaker of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eengaging portrait of an indomitable woman\u003c\/strong\u003e at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Manhattan Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49788620177752,"sku":"9780008527686","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-socialites","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}