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My book group chose this book, and I procrastinated. I read a lot, but 500 pages in four days? And historical fiction can go either way with me. Plus, there have been sooo many books lately about WWII. But. Book club. Okay. All it took was the prologue to draw me in, and I read it in two days. It's not about the war after all, it's about Frances Perkins -- why is she not a household name? The most astonishing part: it is so relevant to this moment in history, which didn't even begin until after it was written.
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it…
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.
Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.
When she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists,…
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
First, I was intrigued by the second-person narrative. I don't remember reading one before. I actually couldn't imagine writing in second person, much less enjoying reading an entire novel. But as soon as I started reading Plum, I realized that it can be done so that the reader is at least as immersed as in first-person. And then there is the story: it haunts me. Read the first two pages and see if it draws you in as it did me.
Winner of ALA's 2026 Alex AwardsGold Medal Winner for the 2025 Foreword Indies in Literary FictionFinalist for the LA Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First FictionLonglisted for the Crook's Corner Book PrizeA Debutiful Most Anticipated & a Best Debut Book of 2025“You wish to never see a plum again in your life… You think: When I am an adult, I will never have a fruit tree. I will never be like this.”For fans of Sarah Rose Etter and Scott McClanahan, Plum is a darkly beautiful, unflinching novel about modern girlhood in the internet age, the daily toll of…
