The Saturday Evening Girls Club: A Novel

Name: The Saturday Evening Girls Club: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (14788 reviews)
Author: Jane Healey

by Jane Healey

Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction

4.2 (14,788)

4.2 stars from 14,788 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love historical fiction centred on female friendships that feel genuine and complicated, not sanitised.
You're drawn to stories about immigrant experiences and the clash between old-world expectations and new-world possibility.
You want a novel that spans years and shows how friendships deepen through real struggle, not just good times.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced plots with high stakes drama; this is character-driven and intimate rather than plot-heavy.
You're looking for romance as the main plot thread; romantic subplots exist but take a back seat to ambition and friendship.
You want a book that's primarily about defying family completely; these women negotiate with their heritage rather than rejecting it entirely.

About this book

In Boston's North End during the early 1900s, four young immigrant women navigate the tension between tradition and personal ambition. They find support through the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group that offers relief from their demanding home lives. Caprice, of Sicilian heritage, aspires to open her own hat shop against her parents' wishes. Ada, with a Russian Jewish father, pursues college classes in secret. Maria, Italian Catholic, resists marriage despite having many suitors, determined to avoid her mother's unhappy fate with an alcoholic husband. Thea, Jewish, struggles between self-assertion and family tradition. The four friends confront family conflict, romantic complications, career obstacles, and cultural discrimination. Their weekly gatherings at the club strengthen their bond, providing them the resilience and determination to build independent lives and pursue their own versions of the American dream.

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Currently around #33K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 67% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 14,788 reviews

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