The Socialites, Caroline Lamond
The Socialites, Caroline Lamond
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The Socialites

Author: Caroline Lamond

Narrator: Elaine Claxton

Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2025


Synopsis

‘[I] absolutely loved this fictional take on some of the most legendary women of Hollywoods Golden Age! .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer ‘An of young women pushing boundaries and defying expectations… ’ Caroline Cauchi, bestselling author of One ordinary school. Three extraordinary women … In the 1920s, three young girls enter a strict, cheerless convent school in a quiet London suburb. Six years later they leave, to change the world … Maureen Sonia And was the actress as iconic as the roles she played, from Cleopatra to Scarlett O’Hara. Together their careers encompassed glamour and tragedy, triumph and scandal. From Bloomsbury to Hollywood, and from the cafés of Paris to the theatres of New York, this novel is a breath-taking epic spanning four decades in three unforgettable lives. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' and told from the point of view of the characters, this is an story and gives the reader a glimpse of the heady world of theatre, film and society in the time of the star studded movie era' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Well written and researched… ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A tale’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘…’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘, the lifestyle, the glamour but also the tenderness… Wonderful!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A highly engaging tale’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely fantastic, …' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A and at times story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sad, happy and frustrating at times ’ ‘An parallel portrait, of women endeavouring to be heard in a glittering but masculine era’ Mandy Robotham, international bestselling author ‘An story’ Georgia Kaufmann, author of ‘An at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of For fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the year! See what real readers are saying about Caroline Lamond’s writing:

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren

In 1922, three young girls are students at a catholic convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton, London, Vivian Hartley, Maureen O’Sullivan and Sonia Brownell. The narrative is about the lives of actresses Vivien Leigh and Maureen O'Sullivan and Sonia Orwell an aspiring writer and the widow of George......more

An intriguing histfic tale focused on three girls who attended the same London convent and grew up to be famous: Actresses Maureen O'Sullivan and Vivien Leigh, and writer Sonia Orwell, who later married George Orwell. I was captivated by their lives, but found the different POVs hard to keep clear a......more

Goodreads review by Maaike

This book was a really interesting read. How the three girls started in the same place and moved on so differently but also with so many similarities. I did however think that the many time skips and different povs made it difficult to follow. Because there was so much to tell it sometimes felt like......more

In this book we discover how three Holywood legends Maureen O’Sullivan , Sonia Brownell and Vivian Leigh left a last impression on history. The three legends met whilst at convent school in 1920’s London each one making their own way into lives filled with uncertainty, glamour, adoration and fame, The......more


Quotes

'A vivid and cleverly realised story of ambition, friendship, and rebellion. Lamond crafts , delivering a beautifully compelling and read.’ Caroline Cauchi, bestselling author of