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In 1926, England is recovering from the Great War and London is the epicenter of a vibrant nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, royal couples seduce movie stars, foreign dignitaries rub shoulders with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling.
The queen of this new world is Nellie Coker, a ruthless businesswoman and ambitious mother, determined to achieve for her children the respectability she never achieved for herself. But the rules of high society are strict and success attracts enemies. Nellie's six children have ambitions of their own, and her empire faces threats from within and without.
And in the dark alleys of Soho, where the joy of jazz and the splendor of the halls do not reach, there are girls who disappear without a trace, piquing the curiosity of a Scotland Yard inspector with literary ambitions and a librarian in search of adventure.
An electrifying novel, in which Kate Atkinson brings together a formidable cast of characters and transports us to the memorable twenties. Complex, dark, exciting and historically rigorous, Temples of Joy is the masterpiece of one of the most renowned English-language writers today.

Shrines of Gaiety

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