{"product_id":"the-tobacco-wives-a-novel","title":"The Tobacco Wives: A Novel","description":"Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!\n\"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice.\"—Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author\nNorth Carolina, 1946. One woman. A discovery that could rewrite history in this compelling piece of women's fiction.\nMaddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who’s just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina—the tobacco capital of the South—where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt’s glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives.\nBut she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn’t quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence in this engrossing historical mystery that suggests otherwise.\nMaddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn’t know who she can trust—and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.\nShedding light on the hidden history of women’s activism during the post-war period, at its heart, The Tobacco Wives is a deeply human, emotionally satisfying, and dramatic novel about the power of female connection and the importance of seeking truth.\n“This is a story of courage, of women willing to take a stand in the face of corporate greed, and most definitely a tale for our times.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063082942\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0063082942.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Myers, Adele\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46492082176197,"sku":"LFV.0063082942.VG","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0063082942-0.jpg?v=1783184279","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/the-tobacco-wives-a-novel","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}