Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey and gained a First from Warwick University. Her fiction and poetry have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize. Her debut novel, The Glass Woman, a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials, was shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award. Her next novel, The Metal Heart, was a powerful Second World War love story set on the island of Orkney.
Gorgeous. Prize Women - with its powerful, important message about
women's choices, freedom and motherhood - took my breath away. I
haven't stopped thinking about it
*Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne*
A profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices
women face - and the choices they are denied. I cannot recommend it
highly enough
*Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den*
A story that sounds stranger than fiction and Lea handles it with
the utmost compassion. Wonderfully researched and full of evocative
historical detail
*Culturefly*
Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women
deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away
*bestselling author of The Doll Factory*
Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant
*Good Housekeeping*
Wonderfully evocative and intelligent, Prize Women sheds a light on
a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about. Lily and Mae's
story is unforgettable, told with great sensitivity and grace. I
was entranced
*Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters*
This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the
fight to survive
*Woman's Weekly*
Praise for Caroline Lea
*:*
Memorable and compelling
*Sarah Moss*
Caroline's beautiful writing transported me entirely to another
time and land
*Susan Fletcher*
Enthralling
*Stacey Halls*
Lea writes beautifully
*The Times*
Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously
written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be
overcome
*Gytha Lodge*
Exquisitely researched, beautifully told
*Mary Beth Keane*
A highly original and inventive writer
*Sunday Times*
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