The Tiffany Girls

Content warnings: loss of a sibling, abortion, attempted suicide, mention of rape, alcoholic parents

The women who cut glass for Tiffany have many secrets in 1899.

Emilie Pascal is the daughter of a French art forger who flees Paris for New York City to work at Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass company. In NYC, she meets other Tiffany girls including Grace Griffith, an artist with a secret passion for drawing political cartoons. Emilie must keep her background a secret while Grace sneaks out of their boarding house to witness newsworthy events.

Emilie and Grace constantly fear being discovered and finally open up to each other about their passions and artistic interests outside of Tiffany. But when it is announced that the girls will go to Paris with the Tiffany exhibit at the 1899 Exposition Universelle, Emilie is concerned her past will catch up to her.

Filled with details about art and the struggles of people (especially women) living in New York City at the turn of the century, The Tiffany Girls is a great read for fans of women's historical fiction.

Shelley Noble is a former professor and choreographer who lives in New Jersey.

Publisher: William Morrow

Length: 416 pages

Release Date: May 9, 2023

Representation: neurodivergent side character, pre-1900 career women

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.