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The Briar Club
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9780063244757
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"Quinn evocatively balances the outward cheerfulness of the 1950s with historical observations exploring racism, misogyny, homophobia and political persecution in this sharply drawn, gripping novel." - People Magazine
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.
Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation's capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman's daughter Nora, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice, whose career has come to an end along with the women's baseball league of WWII; and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy's Red Scare.
Grace's weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?
Capturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test.
A beautiful, foil cover, first edition.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Quinn, Kate
- ISBN: 9780063244757
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.00
- Number Of Pages: 400
- Publication Year: 2025
Language:
English
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The Briar Club
Would Not RecommendEmily F. - 1 month agoI stopped reading after a couple chapters because the characters and plot didn’t “grab me”. I was trying it because my Book Club is reading it, and several ladies really like it. I didn’t enjoy the other book I’ve read by Kate Quinn, so I’m not surprised.
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The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Would RecommendMary Ann S. - 2 months agoThis starts out as just another story about a group of unlikely people becoming friends. I enjoyed the humor and the character development. There are hints of secrets, however, which eventually lead to some fast-paced and unexpected developments. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and will look for other titles by this author.
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Interesting story
Donna T. - 4 months agoThis review has been hidden because of spoilers. I really likes the story . I liked the writing style.