Prize Women

Gorgeous. Prize Women - with its powerful, important message about women’s choices, freedom and motherhood - took my breath away. I haven’t stopped thinking about it – Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of AriadneA 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, bestselling author of The Wolf DenA story that sounds stranger than fiction and Lea handles it with the utmost compassion. Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail * Culturefly *Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away – Elizabeth Macneal * bestselling author of The Doll Factory *Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant * Good Housekeeping *Wonderfully evocative and intelligent, Prize Women sheds a light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about. Lily and Mae’s story is unforgettable, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced – Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The LamplightersThis heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive * Woman’s Weekly *Praise for Caroline Lea * : *Memorable and compelling – Sarah MossCaroline’s beautiful writing transported me entirely to another time and land – Susan Fletcher

Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey. The Glass Woman, her debut, is a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials. The Metal Heart, a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, is an epic Second World War love story; Prize Women reveals a feminist scandal at the heart of the roaring 20s. Her latest novel reimagines Mary Shelley and the writing of Frankenstein.

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