Well Behaved Women
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‘An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Manhattan Girls
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was hooked from the first page… it had what I was looking for in the Golden Age of Hollywood’ NetGalley reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Really reminded me of City of Girls, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!’ NetGalley reviewer
‘You’re young and beautiful. The world is your oyster – it’s up to you to find your pearl’
When Maybelle Crabtree, a God-fearing farm girl from Kentucky, has a chance encounter with a charismatic stranger, her life changes forever. With an invitation to join the infamous Alla Nazimova and her Sewing Circle, Maybelle’s eyes are opened to a life of decadence and glamour.
Able to freely discover her own sexuality, Maybelle embraces all that Hollywood has to offer in the hedonist roaring twenties.
But both Maybelle and Alla have secrets that threaten to bring their gilded lives crashing down. Hearts will be broken, careers destroyed and friendships shattered because what happens behind closed doors, doesn’t stay hidden forever…
A compelling story inspired by the real life of silent movie icon, Alla Nazimova. For fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and City of Girls.
Readers have been swept away by Well Behaved Women:
‘An extraordinary story’ Georgia Kaufmann, author of The Dressmaker of Paris
‘Dazzling, delicious and definitely one you won’t forget’ Louise Swanson, author of End of Story
‘A sweeping tale of self-discovery and forbidden desires… captivating’ Anita Frank, author of The Return
‘Emotional and poignant… beautifully written and so evocative. A truly fantastic read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Excellent… I was totally involved in the story, the characters and their lives’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Eye-opening… a trip back in time’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A thoroughly engaging read with fascinating queer women against the backdrop of the Hollywood age. Bravo!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I was not fully prepared to completely fall in love with this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Beautifully crafted, richly detailed with captivating characters’ ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Caroline Lamond
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.
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