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The Briar Club: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets

The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.

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Published Jul 9, 2024

432 pages

Average rating: 8.34

938 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Grammyjoyce
May 20, 2025
Beautiful historical and warm story of unlikely friends who become a community in Washington DC
LiliCC
May 19, 2025
8/10 stars
I loved the characters! There were so many. And maybe too many storylines. This book feels like it could have been a 3 part series. It is well worth reading to discover the characters you love the most. It will be an interesting discussion and my book group this afternoon. Besides the many personalities, there are whispers of the current political atmosphere. I am off to find a list of all the characters, I have forgotten several names.
Yaya25
May 04, 2025
9/10 stars
Loved this book! It was my book club book for April. Never before have I read a book where the house was a character in it and I never would have though that was possible to do effectively but the author managed it beautifully. Character development was very well done and I was kept guessing the whole time!
Dr. Lowe
Mar 29, 2025
8/10 stars
Enjoyed the book. The structure of the book made the first 100 pages difficult to follow but was able to see the significance of the structure the further I read. My book club members who listened to it found it very difficult to follow. Loved the plot twists and turns; especially enjoyed the ending!
Anonymous
Mar 24, 2025
8/10 stars
Enjoyed the plot twists. Liked that the house was also a character. Annoyed by Arlene's character.

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