The Girl from the Papers, Jennifer L. Wright
The Girl from the Papers, Jennifer L. Wright
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The Girl from the Papers

Author: Jennifer L. Wright

Narrator: Jeanine Bartel

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/08/2023


Synopsis

Inspired by one of America’s most notorious couples, Bonnie and Clyde, Jennifer L. Wright delivers a riveting tale set during the public enemy era of the Great Depression.

Beatrice Carraway has dreams. Although she’s aged out of the childhood pageant circuit, she’s intent on carrying her talents all the way to the big screen—if only she can escape the poverty of West Dallas first. But as the Great Depression drags the working class further and further under, Beatrice
struggles just to keep herself, her mother, and her younger sister afloat. After a string of failed auditions, she feels defeated.

And then in walks Jack Turner. Though Beatrice is determined to pull herself up by her bootstraps, Jack has decided on a different path out of the gutters. It isn’t long before Beatrice is swept into an exciting and glamorous life of crime beside the man she loves. Keeping one step ahead of the law, she
sees her dreams of fame come true when her name and picture are plastered in newspapers across the country. Yet as their infamy grows, the distance between them widens. While Jack begins seeking bigger payouts and publicity, Beatrice starts to long for a safe, quiet life and something deeper to
fill the emptiness in her soul. But when the danger of Jack’s schemes ratchets up, Beatrice fears her dreams—and her future—will end up going down in a hail of bullets.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on July 22, 2023

Beatrice Carraway dreams of making it big as an actress, as a child her parents entered her into baby competitions and pageants. Unfortunately it didn’t work out, in the late 1920’s she working as a waitress in a diner and she lives with her mum Emma and sister Eleanor in West Dallas. The Great Depre......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on September 17, 2023

There are a lot of books you read and they don’t live up to your expectations. And then there are a few that take you by surprise and surpass any and all expectations. The Girl From the Papers is one of a select few that was so different from how I imaged yet so much better than I’d ever hoped it wo......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on August 29, 2023

4.5 stars “I’m the girl from the papers. That’s who I am. That’s all I can be now.” I only know Bonnie & Clyde by name and reputation; I haven’t really ever studied them or thought about what motivated them in their deadly crime sprees… or what could have happened had their reported background of fai......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on October 31, 2022

Brimming with grit and beauty, The Girl From The Papers is a poignant study in human frailty and unending mercy. Set in the bleak days of the Depression, a young woman searches for a love that will heal her wounded heart in a story that is as hopeful as it is heartbreaking. The Girl From The Papers......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on August 17, 2023

I love the cover of The Girl From the Papers by Jennifer L. Wright. I happened upon it in a bookstore and read about half of the back. The storyline drew me in, and I decided to get it from my library. I did not know much about Bonnie and Clyde before reading this book. Of course, I had heard of them......more