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The girls at the Kingfisher Club reinterprets the "Twelve Dancing Princesses" myth in the roaring 1920s. The narrative centers on a family of flapper sisters who entertain in a lively speakeasy. When their wary father decides to secure each sister’s future through arranged marriages, the sisters resist, leading to a tense confrontation with a bootlegger—the secret lover of the eldest sibling. The novel explores themes of female autonomy, family loyalty, and the clash between tradition and modernity within the vibrant night‑club culture of the 1920s.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Genevieve Valentine
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