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Poor Girls is the latest release from author Clare Whitfield. Her debut novel, People of Abandoned Character, won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and is also published by Head of Zeus.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE RULES
1922. Eleanor Mackridge is staring down the barrel of two equally depressing life choices – serving the upper classes or finding a husband – when she crosses paths with the notorious all-female gang, the Forty Elephants.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL BREAK THEM
These are women who society would rather forget. They are bold and vulgar, they steal diamonds and fur, drink champagne and gin. They give young women ideas above their station – and Eleanor wants in. Now she has the chance to make sure that history remembers her.
Because women don’t have to marry or serve to get ahead.
They can steal.
In Poor Girls, Clare Whitfield delivers a richly atmospheric and fierce tale set against the smoky, class-divided backdrop of 1920s London. With razor-sharp writing and a compelling protagonist at its heart, this novel reimagines what it means for a woman to find power in a world determined to keep her without it.
Clare’s ability to blend rich historical detail with a thoroughly modern sensibility. Her London is alive: full of smoke and secrets, alleyways and ambition.
She captures the era’s social constraints and inequalities without ever letting the narrative feel heavy. Instead, there’s an irresistible energy to the book, propelled by Eleanor’s transformation and the high-stakes world of the Forty Elephants.
It’s not just a story about stealing diamonds. It’s about stealing back power.
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