The Neighborhood Dames

""Poor quiet Violet, poor shrinking Violet, used to being cared for. Now there's no way around it. She must face the world like a real adult. Like an heiress." Violet Radford, an introverted songwriter, is no stranger to grief. She's lost her mother, her best friend, Minnow, and now her father. In a Prohibition-Era town ripe with secrets-when giggle water, speakeasies, and the fight for women's rights are the talk of the town-Violet is sober, disconnected, and adrift. It's only a matter of time before she loses herself in the solitude of her New Jersey estate. Everything changes when Sally, Minnow's trouser-wearing teenage daughter, comes knocking, hoping to uncover the truth behind the explosion that killed Violet's father. With the door to friendship open, Sally and Violet are drawn into a deeper mystery humming just beneath the surface, one that threads a transformative counterpoint through the rhythm of their lives. Chock full of brave women who defy societal expectations, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES is a stirring exploration of friendship, music, and womanhood. Perfect for fans of queer and neurodivergent representation, and stories of fighting against oppression, Laura Stanfill invokes The Great Gatsby in a storyline that centers on women's ambitions, self-discovery, and connections beyond romance"-- Provided by publisher.