{"product_id":"poor-girls-the-female-peaky-blinders-meets-the-bling-ring-in-this-gripping-historical-thriller-hardcover","title":"Poor Girls: The Female Peaky Blinders Meets the Bling Ring in This Gripping Historical Thriller - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny, fast-paced and dark... with dialogue that absolutely crackles'\u003cb\u003e ELODIE HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brave, bold novel' \u003cb\u003eARAMINTA HALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't get angry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet rich. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1922. \u003c\/b\u003eTwenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is horrified by the future mapped out for her - to serve the upper classes or find a husband. During the war, she found freedom in joining the workforce at home, but now women are being put back in their place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Eleanor crosses paths with a member of the notorious female-led gang the Forty Elephants: bold women who wear diamonds and fur, drink champagne and gin, who take what they want without asking. Now, she sees a new future for herself: she can serve, marry - or steal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter all, men will only let you down. Diamonds are forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePoor Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, Clare Whitfield exposes the criminal underbelly of 1920s London - b\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eut this isn't a morality tale, it's an adventure for the willingly wicked.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Memorable, outrageous and full of heart.' \u003cb\u003eELENI KYRIACOU\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wonderfully roguish characters, and great period detail. Really enjoyable.'\u003cb\u003e IAN MOORE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A richly vivid and picaresque masterwork... humorous, horrifying and humane.'\u003cb\u003e TOM MEAD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A compulsive read... A real page turner.' \u003cb\u003eCAITLIN DAVIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e is a UK based writer. While studying for an MA in Creative \u0026amp; Critical Writing at the University of Winchester, her fiction appeared on Spelk, Commuter-Lit, Literary Orphans and in Matt Shaw's Masters of Horror anthology. Clare has published two crime fiction novels, \u003ci\u003ePeople of Abandoned Character\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award in 2021, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gone and The Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003ePoor Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 9.16 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53574803456307,"sku":"9781837930869","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gJDT9FOHAm9781837930869.webp?v=1782768943","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/poor-girls-the-female-peaky-blinders-meets-the-bling-ring-in-this-gripping-historical-thriller-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}