{"product_id":"the-socialites","title":"The 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\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 cafes 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          Praise for Caroline Lamond\n          \u003cp\u003e      'Well written and researched... \u003cstrong\u003ea joy to read\u003c\/strong\u003e'\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'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":44963001139378,"sku":"9780008527686","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/424049_67184f4f484491.51747920_9780008527686.jpg?v=1733759647","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-socialites","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}