Pub. Date - November 3, 2015
4.5 stars
As the novel begins, Jordan Walsh is about to start her career as a newspaper reporter. It is the 1950's and her unconventional family is falling apart after the suspicious death of her superstar journalist brother. While she toils away in the society section, she pursues bigger stories, interesting men and establishes mysterious contacts. Jordan starts out naïve and full of an ambition she is not sure how to recognize but as the novel progresses Jordan grows and evolves into a character truly worth championing. The time period of 1950's Chicago was full of crime, the mob and Daley's political machine. It was a time when women were not huge players in the work force, especially in journalism. And it was a time when journalism was changing as television started to change the landscape of reporting. I really enjoyed this book and it caused me to delve into (google) all the news issues discussed in its pages. I received this book from Penguin's First to Read program in exchange for and honest review.
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