Renée Rosen

Mad Men meets The Devil Wears Prada as Renée Rosen draws readers into the glamorous New York City of 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine, where a brazen new editor-in-chief--Helen Gurley Brown--shocks America and saves a dying publication by daring to talk to women about all things off-limits... New York City is filled with opportunities for single girls like Alice Weiss, who leaves her small midwestern town to chase her big-city dreams and unexpectedly lands the job of a lifetime working for the first female editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown. Nothing could have prepared Alice for the world she enters as editors and writers resign on the spot, refusing to work for the woman who wrote the scandalous bestseller Sex and the Single Girl, and confidential memos, article ideas, and cover designs keep finding their way into the wrong hands. When someone tries to pull Alice into a scheme to sabotage her boss, she is more determined than ever to help Helen succeed. While pressure mounts at the magazine and Alice struggles to make her way in New York, she quickly learns that in Helen Gurley Brown's world, a woman can demand to have it all.

Park Avenue Summer

"In the glittering world of Manhattan's upper crust, where wives turn a blind eye to husbands' infidelities, and women have few rights and even less independence, society is everything. The more celebrated the hostess, the more powerful the woman. And none is more powerful than Caroline Astor--the Mrs. Astor. But times are changing. Alva Vanderbilt has recently married into one of America's richest families. But what good is money when society refuses to acknowledge you? When it carries on just as it has done for generations? Alva, who knows what it is to have nothing, will do whatever it takes to have everything"--

The Social Graces

It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer. In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever. Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions. But in world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to reckon with the price that comes from daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.

Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl

Jordan Walsh dreams of being a journalist like her parents and her brother. But it's 1955, and the men who dominate the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune have no interest in making room for a female cub reporter. Of course, that all changes the moment she gets her hands on some confidential information from Mayor Daley's office. Now everyone is hanging on Jordan's every word. But even if she succeeds in landing on the front page, there's no guarantee she'll remain above the fold.

White Collar Girl

After rebuilding his dry goods store into a glamorous department store after the Great Fire, Marshall Field begins an illicit affair with the young Delia sparking scandal and ostracism in late-19th-century Chicago. Includes a reader's guide. By the author of Dollface. Original. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age

What the Lady Wants

Touring the nightclubs of 1920s Chicago in the hopes of enjoying an exciting life, beautiful Vera captures the attentions of two high rollers who admit her into an underworld of jazz, gambling and bootleg bourbon before Vera discovers that they are actually mobsters from rival Beer Wars gangs. Original. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel of the Roaring Twenties

Dollface

ine Stelle bei der Chicago Tribune, einer der einflussreichsten Zeitungen Amerikas. Für Jordan Walsh geht damit im Jahr 1955 ein Traum in Erfüllung. Doch die junge Frau landet schnell auf dem Boden der Tatsachen. Sie darf nur über «Frauen»-Themen schreiben, jede Idee für andere Artikel ersticken ihre Vorgesetzten im Keim. So schnell lässt Jordan sich allerdings nicht unterkriegen. Sie recherchiert auf eigene Faust und kommt einem Skandal auf die Spur, der bis in die oberste Riege der Chicagoer Politik reicht. Ein Skandal, dem auch schon ihr Bruder Eliot auf der Spur war. Er starb vor einem Jahr bei einem Unfall mit Fahrerflucht. Nun muss Jordan sich fragen, ob es wirklich ein Unfall war. Und wenn nicht? Schwebt dann auch sie in Lebensgefahr?

Eine mutige Frau. Eine korrupte Stadt. Ein gefährlicher Skandal.

Die Stunde der Reporterin

Leeba doesn't fit in, but her passion for music and talented piano playing captures the attention of her neighbour, who offers her a job at his new record company. What begins as an admin job becomes more as Leeba comes into her own as a songwriter and befriends performers like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Etta James. But she also finds love with a black blues guitarist named Red. With their relationship unwelcome in segregated Chicago, Leeba and Red find themselves in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement and discover that, in times of struggle, music can bring people together.

Windy City Blues

Après Pa rk Avenue Summer, Renée Rosen nous offre un nouveau roman inspiré de faits réels, une plongée dans une époque fascinante de l'histoire de New York à travers la redécouverte de deux figures injustement méconnues. Véritable épopée romanesque teintée d'un féminisme piquant, L'Âge d'or est un vrai bijou de lecture. Enfant, Alva a assisté à la ruine de son père et à la déchéance de sa famille. Depuis, elle s'est juré de ne plus jamais connaître la misère et de prendre sa revanche sur le destin. Mais dans cette Amérique du tournant du xxe siècle, tenue d'une main de fer par une bourgeoisie vieillissante sûre de ses privilèges, quelle place pour une femme, certes ambitieuse mais roturière ? Le mariage, d'abord. À force de manigances, Alva épouse un héritier Vanderbilt et s'assure ainsi une fortune colossale. L'image, ensuite. Invitations fastueuses, bals extravagants, Alva ne recule devant rien. Et tant pis pour celles qui ne voient en elle qu'une cocotte parvenue. La couronne, enfin. Alva va trouver sur son chemin la reine de la ruche, celle qui fait et défait les réputations, adoube ou exclut selon son bon plaisir : Caroline Astor. Pendant trente ans, les deux femmes vont se livrer une guerre qui deviendra légendaire. Et façonner au passage une figure plus moderne de la femme, plus émancipée, capable de s'assumer seule dans le monde, en dehors d'un riche époux volage.

L'Age d'or

It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer. In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever. Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions. But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.

New York är rätt stad att befinna sig i för unga kvinnor som Alice Weiss. Det är sommar år 1965 och Alice flyttar till metropolen för att uppfylla sin egen och sin avlidna mammas dröm. Hastigt och oväntat får hon arbete som assistent på magasinet Cosmopolitan, som är i stort behov av förändring då upplagorna sjunker. Den nya chefredaktören Helen Gurley Brown spelar ett högt och modigt spel för att få tidningen på rätt köl igen. Trots protester fyller Helen och Alice magasinet med banbrytande artiklar om självständiga unga kvinnor och sex. Innehållet chockerar i ett samhälle där kvinnan förväntas bli hemmafru. Sommaren på Park Avenue bygger på den verkliga historien om den ikoniska chefredaktören Helen Gurley Brown. Det är en dramatisk, intelligent och engagerande berättelse som utspelar sig i en tid då feminismen är på frammarsch.

Sommaren på Park Avenue

In 1960s Chicago, a young woman stands in the middle of a musical and social revolution. A new historical novel from the bestselling author of White Collar Girl and What the Lady Wants. “The rise of the Chicago Blues scene fairly shimmers with verve and intensity, and the large, diverse cast of characters is indelibly portrayed with the perfect pitch of a true artist.” —Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue Leeba Groski doesn’t exactly fit in, but her love of music is not lost on her childhood friend and neighbor, Leonard Chess, who offers her a job at his new record company in Chicago. What starts as answering phones and filing becomes more than Leeba ever dreamed of, as she comes into her own as a songwriter and crosses paths with legendary performers like Chuck Berry and Etta James. But it’s Red Dupree, a black blues guitarist from Louisiana, who captures her heart and changes her life. Their relationship is unwelcome in segregated Chicago and they are shunned by Leeba’s Orthodox Jewish family. Yet in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Leeba and Red discover that, in times of struggle, music can bring people together. READERS GUIDE INSIDE

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