TAPC's Carol van Hise will lead a discussion on The Briar Club (2024) by Kate Quinn (432 pages). Set in 1950s Washington DC, the story follows 5 women residing in a boarding house. Part mystery, part character study, it captures the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evokes the changing roles for women in postwar America.
You can purchase this book from your favorite bookseller.
Questions? Contact Sally Adkin at sadkin@nc.rr.com