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THE MAD GIRLS OF NEW YORK

Maya Rodale

An exciting novel based on the fearless reporter Nellie Bly, who would stop at nothing to expose injustices against women in early 19th century New York, even at the risk of her own life and freedom.
In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional, respectable and delicate to do the job. But then the New York World challenges her to an assignment she'd be mad to accept and mad to refuse: go undercover as a patient at Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum for Women.

For months, rumors have been swirling about deplorable conditions at Blackwell's, but no reporter can get in-that is, until Nellie feigns insanity, gets committed and attempts to survive ten days in the madhouse. Inside, she discovers horrors beyond comprehension. It's an investigation that could make her career-if she can get out to tell it before two rival reporters scoop her story.

From USA Today bestselling author Maya Rodale comes a rollicking historical adventure series about the outrageous intrigues and bold flirtations of the most famous female reporter-and a groundbreaking rebel-of New York City's Gilded Age.

Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother's insistence. She is now the bestselling and award-winning author of funny, feminist fiction. Maya has also contributed to NPR Books, Bustle and The Huffington Post. She lives in New York City.
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Published 2022-04-26 by Berkley

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A lively reimagining of Nellie Bly's first and most famous "stunt": infiltrating the infamous Blackwell's asylum - as an inmate. If it sounds mad... well, it just might have been. Rodale vividly portrays the desperation and the daring, the determination and the sheer terror of Nellie Bly's bid to force her way through the male-guarded doors of New York journalism, as well as the heart-wrenching conditions she brought to light. A tale of the dark side of the Gilded Age and the women who wouldn't take no for an answer.

A riveting piece of Herstory, told in Maya Rodale's gripping, witty, observant voice that makes Nellie Bly come alive on the page and kept me by her side from the first chapter to the last - highly recommended for every reader interested in Women Who Dared.

Rodale's whip-smart and compelling story, rich in Gilded Age detail, takes us along on Nellie Bly's incredible crusade to shine a light on injustice and make her mark in a male-dominated world.

Rodale's affinity for writing about powerful women is clear, and she aptly records the lengths they would go to in order to overcome their societal boundaries... An energetic and bold tale of one of history's most enterprising journalists.

Rodale's trademark sass and charm showcase Bly's willingness to take risks and to save a soul. Rodale will endear Bly to a new generation of readers.