Radio Girls Radio Girls

Radio Girls

A Novel

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Publisher Description

The Great War is over, and change is in the air, in this novel that brings to life the exciting days of early British radio…and one woman who finds her voice while working alongside the brilliant women and men of the BBC.
 
London, 1926. American-raised Maisie Musgrave is thrilled to land a job as a secretary at the upstart British Broadcasting Corporation, whose use of radio—still new, strange, and electrifying—is captivating the nation. But the hectic pace, smart young staff, and intimidating bosses only add to Maisie’s insecurity.
 
Soon, she is seduced by the work—gaining confidence as she arranges broadcasts by the most famous writers, scientists, and politicians in Britain. She is also caught up in a growing conflict between her two bosses, John Reith, the formidable Director-General of the BBC, and Hilda Matheson, the extraordinary director of the hugely popular Talks programming, who each have very different visions of what radio should be. Under Hilda’s tutelage, Maisie discovers her talent, passion, and ambition. But when she unearths a shocking conspiracy, she and Hilda join forces to make their voices heard both on and off the air…and then face the dangerous consequences of telling the truth for a living.
 
 
READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2016
June 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
2
MB

Customer Reviews

catlvr49 ,

Radio Girls

The good girls struggle and win...!

Carefreegal ,

Overrated

This is a book for the beach or for other light reading. It was too breathless in the main character’s admiration for the BBC and all the other characters in the book have no depth.

NotBrightEnough ,

Outstanding

The first half of the book is very well crafted and painted a pciture as visually stunding as any well made movie.
I could not help draw parallels to the controversy today in the tech and social media industries and their treatment of women. Also, the danger of the nacent BBC in the 20’s is a testament to the power social media is now having in shaping the discussion.

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