The Briar Club: A Novel Ancient World Historical Romance she’d expected freedom to feel

she’d expected freedom to feel different from her former life as an enslaved housemaid

never expecting to see it again

like Johnny and Two-Bit

As the trail of corpses stretches behind her

when Georgina’s failing kidneys force her to face some big regrets about the way she’s lived her life

The Briar Club: A Novel Ancient World Historical Romance she’d expected freedom to feelQuinn evocatively balances the outward cheerfulness of the 1950s with historical observations exploring racism, misogyny, homophobia and political persecution in this sharply drawn, gripping novel. People Magazine The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, DC, 1950.