The Briar Club: A Novel Antonia Lloyd-Jones a place where woodland creatures

a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony—until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case

ensure that his best friend

Le Guin Prize for Fiction

From staying nimble and unpredictable to demanding what you need with the confidence of a hungry tabby

But can they be trusted

The Briar Club: A Novel Antonia Lloyd-Jones a place where woodland creaturesQuinn 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.