The Wicked City A Novel
The Wicked City A Novel by Beatriz Williams is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on December 26, 2017. This 384-page book presents a dual narrative that intertwines the lives of two women across different generations, set against the backdrop of Greenwich Village. Ella Gilbert, a modern-day Manhattanite, escapes her troubled marriage and discovers the intriguing history of her new apartment, while Geneva “Gin” Kelly, a flapper from the 1920s, navigates the challenges of Prohibition and her family’s secrets.
Readers will find a rich exploration of historical and romantic themes as Ella uncovers the vibrant past of her building, which once housed a notorious speakeasy frequented by Gin. The narrative delves into the complexities of their lives, revealing how the Jazz Age spirit influences Ella’s transformation. The book captures the essence of both the 20th century and contemporary life, highlighting the connections between the two women and the secrets that bind them.
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In the first book of a breathtaking new trilogy by bestselling author Beatriz Williams, two generations of women are brought together inside a Greenwich Village apartment —a flapper hiding an extraordinary past, and a modern-day Manattanite forced to start her life anew.
When she discovers her banker husband has been harboring a secret life, Ella Gilbert escapes her SoHo loft for a studio in Greenwich Village. Her charismatic musician neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement after midnight, when a symphony of mysterious noise strikes up—laughter, clinking glasses, jazz piano, the occasional bloodcurdling scream—even though the space has been empty for decades. Back in the Roaring Twenties, the basement was home to one of the city’s most notorious speakeasies.
In 1924, Geneva “Gin” Kelly, a quick-witted flapper from the hills of western Maryland, is a regular at this Village hideaway. Caught up in a raid, Gin lands in the office of Prohibition enforcement agent Oliver Anson, who persuades her to help him catch her stepfather, Duke Kelly, one of the biggest bootleggers in Appalachia.
But Gin is nobody’s fool. She strikes a risky bargain with the taciturn, straight-arrow Revenue agent, and their alliance rattles Manhattan society to its foundations, exposing secrets that shock even this free-spirited redhead.
As Ella unravels the strange history of her new building—and the family thread that connects her to Geneva Kelly—she senses the Jazz Age spirit of her exuberant predecessor invading her own shy nature, in ways that will transform her existence in the wicked city.
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