{"product_id":"the-manhattan-girls-gill-paul-9780063161757","title":"The Manhattan Girls: A Novel of Dorothy Parker and Her Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's a 1920s version of \u003cem\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/em\u003e, as Dorothy Parker--one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen--and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Ren馥 Rosen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant. Here four extraordinary women form a bridge group that grows into a firm friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Parker: renowned wit, member of the Algonquin Round Table, and more fragile than she seems. Jane Grant: first female reporter for the New York Times, and determined to launch a new magazine she calls \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. Winifred Lenihan: beautiful and talented Broadway actress, a casting-couch target. And Peggy Leech: magazine assistant by day, brilliant novelist by night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir romances flourish and falter while their goals sometimes seem impossible to reach and their friendship deepens against the backdrop of turbulent New York City, where new speakeasies open and close, jazz music flows through the air, and bathtub gin fills their glasses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey gossip, they comfort each other, and they offer support through the setbacks. But their biggest challenge is keeping their dear friend Dottie safe from herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant new novel from the bestselling and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eJackie and Maria\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, readers will fall right into Jazz Age New York and into the inner lives of these groundbreaking, influential women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gill Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063161753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063161757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Gill Paul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981969096959,"sku":"9780063161757","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_177f40ab-530a-4d61-b24b-1b8f762930cc.jpg?v=1683258536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-manhattan-girls-gill-paul-9780063161757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}