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Indlæser... The Forty Elephants (2022)af Erin Bledsoe
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Alice Diamond seems to be having a bit of a moment in historical fiction (this is the second novel I've read around her & I've got more on my to-read list). This novel centers around how she became the leader of the Forty Elephants, a group of organized female shoplifters. Alice has to navigate gang wars, family debts, and her own personal ambitions to first join, then lead, the Forty Elephants. I appreciated this tale of Alice as an ambitious woman who holds her own among the male gang leaders of London. Overall, a fun novel that widened my understanding of this historical woman. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Inspired by the true story of Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants, the first all-female gang of London. London in the 1920s is no place for a woman with a mind of her own. Gang wars, violence, and an unforgiving world have left pickpocket Alice Diamond scrambling to survive in the Mint, the gritty neighborhood her family has run for generations. When her father goes to jail yet again and her scam artist brother finds himself in debt to the dangerous McDonald crime syndicate, Alice takes over. Fighting for power at every turn, she struggles to protect her father's territory and keep the people she loves safe from some of London's most dangerous criminals. Recruited by the enigmatic Mary Carr, Alice boldly chooses to break her father's edict against gangs and become part of a group of notorious lady shoplifters, the Forty Elephants. Leaving the Mint behind, she and the other girls steal from the area's poshest department stores, and for the first time in her life, Alice Diamond tastes success. But it's not long before she wants more-no matter the cost. And when her past and present collide, there's no escaping the girl from the Mint. No library descriptions found. |
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