The Eleanor Roosevelt girls

the long version

From Bonnie Bluh comes the story of Julia and Mallory, two friends from Sunnyside Queens. When they are twelve they form a club called the Eleanor Roosevelt Girls. Its members are neighborhood girls, Catholics and Jews. In weekly meetings they share their dreams and hopes for the futures. They grow up. Julia and Mallory head for Manhattan and the glittering worlds of literature and fashion. Other members go off in different directions. Then, something unexpected happens that changes their lives, forcing them into a series of dangerous and heroic acts. A novel of courage and friendship spanning over a half century of changing times.