Poor Girls

by Clare Whitfield · 2024

In 1922 London, Eleanor Mackridge faces a grim choice: become a servant to the upper class or secure a husband. When she encounters the infamous all‑female Forty Elephants gang, she discovers a daring alternative. These bold, vulgar women steal diamonds, sip champagne, and rewrite the rules of a society that wants them forgotten. Eleanor is drawn into their world of heists and high‑society intrigue, determined to carve her own legacy beyond marriage and servitude. Clare Whitfield’s "Poor Girls" delivers a fast‑paced, darkly humorous adventure that plunges readers into the criminal underbelly of the Roaring Twenties, offering vivid period detail, crackling dialogue, and unforgettable, roguish characters.