The Briar Club: A Novel Ancient World Historical Romance she’d expected freedom to feel

she’d expected freedom to feel different from her former life as an enslaved housemaid

like Johnny and Two-Bit

As the trail of corpses stretches behind her

and I won't ever leave

giving her a chance to rebuild everything she’s lost: the head chef position at a new farm-to-table restaurant in her hometown

The Briar Club: A Novel Ancient World Historical Romance she’d expected freedom to feelQuinn 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.