{"product_id":"9780241492987","title":"Prize Women : The fascinating story of sisterhood and survival based on shocking true events -- Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the incredible true story of The Great Stork Derby, Prize Women is the profoundly moving novel that sheds light on a scandalous moment in history just as relevant today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Gorgeous. Prize Women took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it' JENNIFER SAINT\n\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully evocative and intelligent. Sheds light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced' EMMA STONEX\n\u003cbr\u003e'This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive' WOMAN'S WEEKLY\n\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToronto, 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA childless millionaire leaves behind an astonishing will: the recipient of his fortune will be decided in a contest known as 'The Great Stork Derby'. His money will go to the winner: the woman who bears the most children in the ten years after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLily di Marco is young, pregnant, and terrified of her husband. Fleeing to Toronto, she arrives on the doorstep of glamorous free spirit Mae Thebault. At a time when men hold all the power, Lily and Mae look out for each other. But as their friendship grows, Lily wonders if there's more to Mae - and her past - than she has been told . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as the Great Depression bites, the Stork Derby contest - with its alluring prize - proves too good to ignore for Lily and Mae, each living hand to mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese best friends are now fierce rivals. But if only one woman can win, what will the contest cost the other?\n\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices women face - and the choices they are denied. I cannot recommend it highly enough' ELODIE HARPER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This tale of two women resonates with what is happening in the world today. I was gripped by Lily and Mae's story, the desperate choices that women still face' LOUISE HARE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A serious, thoughtful and epic journey into the trials of motherhood . . . With her contrasting female characters, Lea interrogates the fight for female agency across class divides, a struggle that continues to this day. A fascinating snapshot of another time, perhaps not as far removed from our own as we might hope' JANICE HALLET\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail' CULTUREFLY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away' ELIZABETH MACNEAL\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49843789070584,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":45.37,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780241492987-1.jpg?v=1783582518","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780241492987","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}