The Colony Club - A Novel

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. She hires the most sought-after architect in New York, Stanford White, to design the clubhouse. As -the best dressed actress on the Rialto- Elsie de Wolfe has an eye for d-r, but her career is stagnating. So when White asks her to design the clubhouse interiors, she jumps at the chance and the opportunity to add a woman-s touch. He promises to send her an assistant, a young wo