Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
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Come join us as we discuss "Shrines of Gaiety" by Kate Atkinson. You may pick up a copy of the book at the Bay Ridge Library. For more information call 718-748-5709.
Masks are encouraged and appreciated!
Book Synopsis:
It’s 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. 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. 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. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost.
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Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
<p>Come join us as we discuss "Shrines of Gaiety" by Kate Atkinson. You may pick up a copy of the book at the Bay Ridge Library. For more information call 718-748-5709.</p>
<p>Masks are encouraged and appreciated!</p>
<p>Book Synopsis:</p>
<p>It’s 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. 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. 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. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost.</p>
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