Prize Women by Caroline Lea Hardback Book 9780241492987

Based 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 todayGorgeous Prize Women took my breath away I havent stopped thinking about it JENNIFER SAINTWonderfully 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 STONEXThis heartbreaking story explores friendship strength and the fight to survive WOMANS WEEKLYToronto 1926A 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 deathLily 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 theres more to Mae and her past than she has been told And as the Great Depression bites the Stork Derby contest with its alluring...