Shrines of Gaiety
A Novel
by Kate Atkinson
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Recommended by 1 source.
London 1926. Roaring Twenties.Corruption. Seduction. Debts due.In a country still recovering from the Great War, London is the focus for a delirious nightlife. In Soho clubs, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time.There, Nellie Coker is a ruthless ruler, ambiti...
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Kurt Busiek
“I?ve just finished SHRINES OF GAIETY by Kate Atkinson, the seventh (I think) of her books that I?ve read. There?s a point in most of them that I?ve thought ?Why am I reading this It isn?t going anywhere!? And then it all wraps up very satisfyingly, not because everything? | I’ve just finished SHRINES OF GAIETY by Kate Atkinson, the seventh (I think) of her books that I’ve read. There’s a point in most of them that I’ve thought “Why am I reading this It isn’t going anywhere!” And then it all wraps up very satisfyingly, not because everything…”
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