Author Talk: Shelley Noble, "The Colony Club"

Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore welcome New York Times bestselling author, Shelley Noble, who will talk about her new book, The Colony Club. This historical novel is a powerful tribute to the Gilded Age women who broke through barriers to create their own place in the world, paving the way for women's voices to be heard.

About the Book

From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a thrilling historical novel about the inception of the Colony Club, the first women’s club of its kind, set against the dazzling backdrop of Gilded Age New York.

When young Gilded Age society matron Daisy Harriman is refused a room at the Waldorf because they don’t cater to unaccompanied females, she takes matters into her own hands. She establishes the Colony Club, the first women’s club in Manhattan, where visiting women can stay overnight and dine with their friends; where they can discuss new ideas, take on social issues, and make their voices heard.

Harriman hires architect Stanford White and fashionable actress Elsie de Wolfe, who is paired with ambitious working-class draftsman Nora Bromely. After White's murder and scandalous revelations threaten the project, these three women from vastly different backgrounds must overcome their prejudices and society's constraints to transform the Colony Club into a reality that will support women's voices and social justice for generations to come.

About the Author

Shelley Noble is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels of historical fiction, historical mystery and contemporary women's fiction, including The Tiffany Girls, Ask Me No Questions, and Whisper Beach.

A former professor, professional dancer and choreographer, she now lives in New Jersey half way between the shore, where she loves visiting vintage lighthouses and carousels, and New York City, where she delights in the architecture, the theatre, and ferreting out the old stories behind the new.