Women’s History Month by Rebecca Rosenberg
The Big Apple! New York! “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you, New York, New York!” New York City has always been an iconic American city where men tried to “make it.” But there were many women who broke the mold there as well!
Here are a couple of outstanding new novels about women who proved their mettle in New York City. Scroll to the bottom for a fabulous list of ten New York women who made history!
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
by Renee Rosen
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.
The Manhattan Girls: A Novel of Dorothy Parker and Her Friends
by Gill Paul
Read Excerpt!
It’s a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parker—one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a
pen—and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis,
Beatriz Williams, and Renée Rosen.
NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant. Here four extraordinary women form a bridge group that grows into a firm friendship.
Dorothy Parker: renowned wit, member of the Algonquin Round Table, and more fragile than she seems. Jane Grant: first female reporter for the New York Times, and determined to launch a new magazine she calls The New Yorker. Winifred Lenihan: beautiful and talented Broadway actress, a casting-couch target. And Peggy Leech: magazine assistant by day, brilliant novelist by night.
Their romances flourish and falter while their goals sometimes seem impossible to reach, and their friendship deepens against the backdrop of turbulent New York City, where new speakeasies open and close, jazz music, flows through the air, and bathtub gin fills their glasses. They gossip, they comfort each other, and they offer support through setbacks. But their biggest challenge is keeping their dear friend Dottie safe from herself.
In this brilliant new novel from the bestselling and acclaimed author of Jackie and Maria and The Secret Wife, readers will fall right into Jazz Age New York and into the inner lives of these groundbreaking, influential
women.
For more New York Women who made history, check out this link…
Rebecca Rosenberg’s newest novel about women who made a difference is Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne, is available on March 23, 2023.
