Bloomsbury Girls

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Duration: 12:33:52. Multi-award winning actor Juliet Stevenson narrates this heartwarming audiobook from the internationally best-selling author of 'The Jane Austen Society.' Set in post-war London, the story revolves around Bloomsbury Books, a century-old bookstore that has resisted change, run by men and governed by the general manager's strict fifty-one rules. However, in 1950, as the world of books and publishing evolves, the women at Bloomsbury Books are determined to carve their own paths. Vivien Lowry, stylish and brilliant, is grappling with the loss of her fiancé, killed in World War II, and her grievances with Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction. Grace Perkins, married with two sons, struggles to balance her duty to her family with her own aspirations after her husband’s breakdown. Evie Stone, part of the first class of female students from Cambridge allowed to earn a degree, faces disappointment when denied an academic position in favor of a less qualified male rival. As they engage with notable literary figures of the time—Daphne Du Maurier, Samuel Beckett, and others—these three women navigate a complex web of relationships and ambitions, striving for a future that is richer and more fulfilling than society permits. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press. ©2022 Natalie Jenner (P)2022 Macmillan Audio.