{"product_id":"prize-women-1","title":"Prize Women","description":"\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. Fleeing to Toronto, she arrives on the doorstep of glamorous free spirit Mae Thebault. At a time when men hold all the power, Lily and Mae look out for each other. But as their friendship grows, Lily wonders if there's more to Mae - and her past - than she has been told . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as the Great Depression bites, the Stork Derby contest - with its alluring prize - proves too good to ignore for Lily and Mae, each living hand to mouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese best friends are now fierce rivals. But if only one woman can win, what will the contest cost the other \u003c\/b\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","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53794000109906,"sku":"9780241492994","price":18.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_02744d97-0120-4a11-97ab-89a93ebef075.jpg?v=1781851376","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/prize-women-1","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}