'[I] absolutely loved this fictional take on some of the most legendary women of Hollywoods Golden Age! Perfect for books clubs.' NetGalley Reviewer

For fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the year!

One ordinary school. Three extraordinary women ...

In the 1920s, three young girls enter a strict, cheerless convent school in a quiet London suburb.

Six years later they leave, to change the world ...

Maureen was the movie star, whose role as Tarzan's Jane helped rewrite the rules of cinema censorship.

Sonia was the aspiring writer who became George Orwell's wife and the guardian of his literary legacy.

And Vivien was the actress as iconic as the roles she played, from Cleopatra to Scarlett O'Hara.

Together 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.

Praise for Caroline Lamond

'Well written and researched... a joy to read'

'I was hooked from the first page...'

'Really reminded me of City of Girls, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness... Wonderful!'

'An enticing parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era' Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author

'An extraordinary story' Georgia Kaufmann, author of The Dressmaker of Paris

'An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood' Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Manhattan Girls

A brand new dazzling historical romance novel for 2025

About the Author

Caroline is originally from Yorkshire and spent a year living in Paris before reading PPE at Oxford University. She trained as an actress then fell into a career in finance, going on to write various commercial fiction novels under various pseudonyms.

Caroline lives in London with her husband and two young children. When not writing, she's mostly reading, travelling and aspiring to have a life as interesting as the women she writes about.

Book Information
ISBN 9780008527686
Author Caroline Lamond
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint One More Chapter
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm