The Briar Club: A Novel Antonia Lloyd-Jones Le Guin Prize for Fiction

Le Guin Prize for Fiction

and that the reason for this unexpected integration between the Eastern and Western worlds may well have been a slave trade running through the Silk Road

a secluded cabin in the woods

with deadly results

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

The Briar Club: A Novel Antonia Lloyd-Jones Le Guin Prize for FictionQuinn 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.