The Socialites
By Caroline Lamond

For fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the year! Anand atmospheric narrativeand of young women pushing boundaries and defying expectations…and truly unforgettable' Caroline Cauchi, bestselling author ofand Mrs Van GoghOne ordinary school. Three extraordinary women …In the 1920s, three young girls enter a strict, cheerless convent school in a quiet London suburb.Six years later they leave, to change the world …Maureenand was the movie star, whose role as Tarzan's Jane helped rewrite the rules of cinema censorship.Soniaand was the aspiring writer who became George Orwell's wife and the guardian of his literary legacy.Andand Vivienand was the actress as iconic as the roles she played, from Cleopatra to Scarlett O'Hara.Together their careers encompassed glamour and tragedy, triumph and scandal. From Bloomsbury to Hollywood, and from the cafes of Paris to the theatres of New York, this novel is a breath-taking epic spanning four decades in three unforgettable lives.See what real readers are saying about Caroline Lamond's writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well writtenand and told from the point of view of the characters, this is anand engagingand story and gives the reader a glimpse of the heady world of theatre, film and society in the time of the star studded movie era'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written and researched…and a joy to read'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aand highly engagingand tale'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I was hooked from the first page…'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really reminded me ofand City of Girls, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A highly engaging tale'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely fantastic,and unputdownable…'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aand movingand and at timesand heartbreakingand story'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sad, happy and frustrating at timesand this novel pulls on all emotions' Anand enticingand parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era' Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author Anand extraordinaryand story' Georgia Kaufmann, author ofand The Dressmaker of Paris Anand engaging portrait of an indomitable womanand at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood' Gill Paul, bestselling author ofand The Manhattan Girls