Calamity Club

Three unforgettable women. One audacious plan. And a fight to take control of their own lives.

Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.

Eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned not to depend on anyone. Abandoned by her mother and living at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she refuses to let hardship extinguish her determination or spirit.

Birdie Calhoun arrives in Oxford hoping her wealthy sister can help the struggling family she left behind. But beneath her sister’s seemingly perfect life are secrets and struggles of her own.

Then Birdie meets Charlie, a woman with little luck and even less to lose. When the lives of Charlie, Birdie, and Meg unexpectedly collide, an audacious plan begins to take shape—one that could finally give them the chance to claim something for themselves.

But in Depression-era Mississippi, where women’s choices are limited and defying society’s expectations can carry dangerous consequences, taking control of their futures will require courage, friendship, and more than a little troublemaking.

From Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help, The Calamity Club is a sweeping, heartfelt historical novel about underestimated women, unlikely friendships, resilience, and the extraordinary things that can happen when women decide to rewrite the rules.

Perfect for readers who love: historical fiction, Southern fiction, strong female characters, unlikely friendships, found family, stories of resilience, and novels about women challenging the expectations of their time.

Author: Kathryn Stockett
Genre: Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / Women’s Fiction
Setting: Oxford, Mississippi, 1933
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 656
EAN/ISBN: 9781954118812