'Funny, fast-paced and dark... with dialogue that absolutely crackles’  - ELODIE HARPER
'A brave, bold novel' ARAMINTA HALL
 
Men steal everything. Now we want our share.
 
1922. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is horrified by the future mapped out for her – to serve the upper classes or find a husband. During the war, she found freedom in joining the workforce at home, but now women are being put back in their place.
 
Until Eleanor crosses paths with a member of the notorious female-led gang the Forty Elephants: bold women who wear diamonds and fur, drink champagne and gin, who take what they want without asking. Now, she sees a new future for herself: she can serve, marry – or steal.
 
After all, men will only let you down. Diamonds are forever.
 
In Poor Girls, Clare Whitfield exposes the criminal underbelly of 1920s London – but this isn't a morality tale, it's an adventure for the willingly wicked.
 
'Memorable, outrageous and full of heart. Loved it – every time I put it down I couldn’t wait to pick it up again.’ - ELENI KYRIACOU
'Wonderfully roguish characters, and great period detail. Really enjoyable.' - IAN MOORE
'A richly vivid and picaresque masterwork, Poor Girls is by turns humorous, horrifying and humane.' - TOM MEAD
'A compulsive read... A real page turner.' - CAITLIN DAVIES