Fans of The Great Gatsby, Libba Bray's The Diviners, and Bright Young Things will be captivated by Janet Fox's Roaring Twenties tale.
Two girls. One gangster. A deadly secret.
When Josephine's father ships her off to live with her rich cousins on the glittering island of Manhattan, he says it's to find a husband. But Jo knows better--there's trouble brewing, and in 1925, all that glitters is not gold. Caught up in a swirl of her cousin's bobbed-hair set--and the men that court them--Jo soon realizes that this world of jazz and gangsters and their molls hides a nest of lies. But when she befriends the girlfriend of one of the most powerful and dangerous gangesters in town, Jo begins to uncover secrets--secrets that threaten an empire and could destroy everyone she loves. Jo is faced with a choice: hang on to her soul, or lose herself in the decade of decadence.
| ISBN: | 9780142424308 |
| Publication date: | 8th November 2012 |
| Author: | Janet Fox |
| Publisher: | Speak an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories Historical Fiction People / Places Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |