But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. The notorious queen of this glittering world is Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven, whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. As dark as stories can get, within them always shines a beacon of humanity." -Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Dark Placesġ926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. "Set during Jazz Age London, in all its fizzy madness and desperation. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The award-winning author of Life after Life transports us to a restless London in the wake of the Great War-a city bursting with money, glamour, and corruption-in this spellbinding tale of seduction and betrayal.Ī BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: WASHINGTON POST, TIME, THE GUARDIAN, BOOKLIST
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