The
Girls at the Kingfisher Club: A Novel
By
Genevieve Valentine
The
Hamilton sisters are hidden away by their domineering father and rarely see the
light of day. Then they begin sneaking
out to dance the night away in the speakeasies of Manhattan and wearing out
their catalog ordered dancing shoes, until their suspicious father decides to
marry them off to control their wild ways.
The story is told from the perspective of oldest sister, Jo “the
General,” who guides and safeguards her sisters until a confrontation with
their father leaves the girls separated and alone on the streets of Manhattan.
This
is a delightful reimagining of the “Twelve Dancing Princesses” fairytale set in
the glitz and glamour of the jazz age of the 1920s.
If
you like retold fairy-tales, you may enjoy:
Briar Rose
By
Jane Yolen
Spindle’s End
By
Robin McKinley
Confessions of
an Ugly Stepsister
By
Gregory Maguire
Princess
of the Midnight Ball
By
Jessica Day George
Beastly
By
Alex Finn
Cinder
By
Marissa Meyer
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