{"product_id":"9780008643553_the-briar-club","title":"The Briar Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Eye\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Code\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington, D.C., 1950\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, an all-female boarding house in the heart of the US capital, where secrets hide behind respectable facades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the mysterious Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbours – a poised English beauty, a policeman’s daughter, a frustrated female baseball star, and a rabidly pro-McCarthy typist – into an unlikely friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their troubled lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. And when a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America, \u003cem\u003eThe Briar Club\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This powerful, unforgettable historical romance is for fans of Mary Anna Evans's Justine Byrne series and stories with strong women characters' \u003cem\u003eStarred Library Journal Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compulsively readable, The Briar Club will find eager readers in those who love woman-led historical fiction with rich, appealing characters' \u003cem\u003eStarred Booklist Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Blending suspense with themes of class struggle and female empowerment, this is a thrilling addition to Quinn's repertoire’ \u003cem\u003eGlamour Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898286657685,"sku":"9780008643553","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008643553_fb9029fb-4b71-4c44-9444-b8b9efe1633d.jpg?v=1776888207","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008643553_the-briar-club","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}