' LOVED it. Tightly-plotted elegance 50s glamour and suspense. Put it on your lists'
Jessie Burton ' Excellent . . . riveting to the last page' The Times ' Filled with
evocative period detail and populated with an intriguing tapestry of beautifully drawn
characters' Observer ' As stylish as it' s cover with razor sharp prose and an
atmosphere simmering with tension I have savoured every word' Jennie Godfrey author of
The List of Suspicious Things ' Refreshing . . . Heartbreaking' New York Times ' A
stunning debut. Tense dark and richly layered' Katy Hays ' Dark and compelling. Fans
of Lessons In Chemistry will adore it' Red Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right
man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is she is
suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951 though unhappiness is hardly grounds for
divorce - except in Reno Nevada. At the Golden Yarrow the most respectable of Reno' s
' divorce ranches' Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees
all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state' s only divorce requirement.
They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys and it' s as
wild and fun as Lake Forest Illinois was prim and stifling. But it isn' t until Greer
Lange arrives that Lois' s world truly cracks open . . . Gorgeous beguiling and
completely indifferent to societal convention Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met - and
she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under her influence Lois begins to push
against the limits that have always restrained her. But how much can she really trust her
mysterious new friend? And how far will she go to forge her independence on her own terms?
Set in the glamorous dizzying world of 1950s Reno THE DIVORC É ES is a deliciously slow-burn
atmospheric page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship desire and freedom.
' I straight up loved it. It' s so stylish so elegant each sentence a delectable little
treat . . . and the nods towards darkness and things unravelling are so thrilling and chicly
done' Elizabeth Macneal bestselling author of The Doll Factory ' Excellent deeply
compelling' Lauren Groff bestselling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies ' A
delicious literary page-turner from a fierce new voice' Rebecca Makkai bestselling author
of The Great Believers ' I adored The Divorcées - such an atmospheric and layered story
of female independence solidarity and deception' Julie Mae Cohen ' A sultry fever
dream of a novel . . . This book shimmers and startles on every page' Whitney Scharer
author of The Age of Light ' The women of The Divorcées captivated me . . . an
unforgettable lushly assured novel' Clare Beams author of The Illness Lesson '
Stunning. Compelling rich and with a dark undercurrent I couldn' t put it down. An
outstanding debut' Marianne Cronin ' Exquisite . . . Threaded with a tension that
grips you. A sultry page turner. I highly recommend' Julie Owen Moylan
