The Calamity Club

<p><b>'Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read' Bonnie Garmus, author of </b><i><b>Lessons in Chemistry</b></i><br><br>'<b>A rip-roaring adventure of found family, complex sisterhood and tested moral compasses' <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>'Pure hell-raising entertainment' <i>New York Times<br><br>'</i>The biggest publishing event of the year' <i>Mirror</i></b><br><br><b>'Exquisite storytelling ... a joyful, heartbreaking, heartwarming read. I loved it so much' Jennie Godfrey, author of <i>The List of Suspicious Things</i></b><br><br><br> You give a girl a taste of fresh air and then you take it away she ll grow fierce and wild to get it back. </p><p>Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.<br><br>Eleven-year-old <b>Meg Lefleur</b> has learned the hard way to rely on no one.<br><br>Ever since her beloved mother failed to come home last Christmas Eve, she s been one of the 'unadoptable' girls at the town s orphanage, where she fights each day to keep her wits sharp and her spirit unbowed.<br><br>When she meets <b>Birdie</b>, a young woman who has come to Oxford determined to remind her socialite sister of the impoverished family she left behind, for the first time in a long while it seems someone else might care about Meg s future.<br><br>But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie begins to suspect her sister s charmed life may be founded on a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman haunted by loss who has been pushed to the brink with nothing left to lose.<br><br>Drawn together by circumstance, they find unexpected kinship among a disreputable, determined band of women.<br><br>But in a town steeped in hypocrisy, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences <br><br><b>Bold, heartwarming, and riotously funny, <i>The Calamity Club </i>is an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, and a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates.<br><br><br>'As witty, bold, and transportive as it is heartbreaking and compassionate' Shelley Read, author of <i>Go as a River</i></b><br><br>'<b>A gorgeous novel with a lot of heart</b>' <b><i>Prima</i><br><br>'It s such a joy to immerse yourself in this world and with these characters</b> ... <b>a really special book that s been well worth the wait' <i>Good Housekeeping</i></b><br><br><b>'So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end' </b><i><b>Oprah Daily</b></i><br><b>_<br><br>PRAISE FOR THE HELP</b><br><br><b>'Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired <i>The Help. </i>Fantastic' MARIAN KEYES</b><br><br><b>'Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling, brilliant' <i>Daily Telegraph<br><br>'</i>A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read' Marie Claire<br><br>'Touching, disgraceful, funny. Highly recommended' <i>Daily Mail </i></b><br></p>