{"product_id":"buy-the-prize-women-caroline-lea-conf20260420105","title":"The Prize Women (Caroline Lea)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Prize Women\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Author: Caroline Lea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e About Book \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Published date: 2023 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e isbn: 9780241492994 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e GoodReads Rating: 3.9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Condition \u0026amp; Size \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Size: Format C (Large Format) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Book Type: Paperback \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Condition: As New \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e Summary\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of The Glass Woman and The Metal Heart reimagines the shocking story of one of the most controversial contests in history, the Great Stork Derby, in which a wealthy millionaire's death spawns a furious competition for his inheritance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToronto, 1926. Knowing that he will die without an heir, childless millionaire Charles Millar leaves behind a controversial will: the recipient of his fortune will be decided in a contest that will become a media sensation and be 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. It is a bequest that will have dramatic consequences for the lives of two women--allies and close friends.Lily di Marco is young, pregnant, and terrified of her alcoholic, violent husband. When her town is damaged by an earthquake, she flees to Toronto, arriving, by chance, on the doorstep of the glamourous Mae Thebault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Mae presents an elegant, confident face to the world, she secretly struggles with her own tortured past and a present consumed with the never-ending burdens of motherhood. Lily enters her life at a breaking point, and soon a fierce friendship blossoms between the women. That is until the Great Depression and the contest, with its alluring prize, threatens to tear their friendship--and their lives--apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrize Women is an evocative and engrossing novel of motherhood, survival, and the heartbreaking decisions we make to protect the ones we love--even when it hurts those we care for most.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lea, Caroline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42895288008781,"sku":"CONF20260420105","price":149.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/9780241492994_20260315_122903.jpg?v=1776691632","url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/products\/buy-the-prize-women-caroline-lea-conf20260420105","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}