A brilliant and ambitious young woman strives to find her place amid the promise and tumult of 1920s Wall Street in a captivating historical novel by the author of The Lobotomist’s Wife.
Bea Abramovitz has a gift for math and numbers. With her father, she studies the burgeoning Wall Street market’s stocks and patterns in the financial pages. After college she’s determined to parlay her talent for the prediction game into personal and professional success. But in the 1920s, in a Lower East Side tenement, opportunities for women don’t just come knocking. Bea will have to create them.
It’s easier for her golden-boy twin brother, Jake, who longs to reclaim all their parents lost after fleeing the pogroms in Russia to come to America. Well intentioned but undisciplined, Jake has a charm that can carry him only so far on Wall Street. So Bea devises a plan. They’ll be a secret team, and she’ll be the brains behind the broker. As Jake’s reputation, his heedless ego, and the family fortune soar, Bea foresees an impending crash that could destroy everything if she doesn’t finally take control.
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I'm delighted I could read the ARC of this book. It's one of those books that you can't seem to put down. You didn't want this story to end. I don't recall a moment in the book when I wasn't on the edge of my seat. I read it after studying all day; I read it during nap time at work; I couldn't stop and wasn't reading it; I was wondering what would happen next for Bea, Jake, and Nate. I love reading books about strong women, and Bea was one of the most powerful women I've read about. Despite all the obstacles she had to endure as a woman, it didn't stop her from pursuing her dream of being a stockbroker. This is one of the reasons she was my favorite character in the novel. I was rooting for her until the end.
I love how the book began, drawing you straight into the story. I like the book's timeline, how it was written before the crash, and how the tension built as the crash approached. The closer the crash came, the bigger the tension began and the harder it was to put the book down. Before reading the book, I had some knowledge of the stock market and how it functioned. As the story progressed, I learned more about the financial industry, including how tough it was for women to become stockbrokers in 1929. I felt others should know that Bea was helping Jake. I was rooting for her and hoping she'd fulfill her dream.
I read Samantha Greene Woodruff's debut novel, The Lobotomist Wife, in 2022 and loved it. I didn't realize she had a new book coming out until I found The Trade Off on Netgalley. I recognized the author, and the title also caught my attention. I’m so glad that I got a chance to read it. I'm very glad I had the opportunity to read it. Even though I loved her debut work, this was my favorite. I'm excited to see what the author has planned for us next. Be prepared for a thrilling ride!
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