About the Author

Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey and gained a First from Warwick University. Her fiction and poetry have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize. Her debut novel, The Glass Woman, a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials, was shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award. Her next novel, The Metal Heart, was a powerful Second World War love story set on the island of Orkney.

Reviews

Gorgeous. Prize Women - with its powerful, important message about women's choices, freedom and motherhood - took my breath away. I haven't stopped thinking about it
*Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne*

A profoundly moving and absolutely gripping novel about the choices women face - and the choices they are denied. I cannot recommend it highly enough
*Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den*

A story that sounds stranger than fiction and Lea handles it with the utmost compassion. Wonderfully researched and full of evocative historical detail
*Culturefly*

Masterful. Caroline Lea is a superb storyteller, and Prize Women deserves a huge readership. So good, I had to pull myself away
*bestselling author of The Doll Factory*

Fascinating historical fiction with a feminist slant
*Good Housekeeping*

Wonderfully evocative and intelligent, Prize Women sheds a light on a scandalous moment in history I knew nothing about. Lily and Mae's story is unforgettable, told with great sensitivity and grace. I was entranced
*Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters*

This heartbreaking story explores friendship, strength and the fight to survive
*Woman's Weekly*

Praise for Caroline Lea
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Memorable and compelling
*Sarah Moss*

Caroline's beautiful writing transported me entirely to another time and land
*Susan Fletcher*

Enthralling
*Stacey Halls*

Lea writes beautifully
*The Times*

Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome
*Gytha Lodge*

Exquisitely researched, beautifully told
*Mary Beth Keane*

A highly original and inventive writer
*Sunday Times*