Bachelor Girl: A Novel By The Author Of Orphan #8

  • Author: Kim van Alkemade
  • Narrator: Andi Arndt
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 12:16:17
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Synopsis

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Bachelor Girl plunges the reader deep into life during the Jazz Age…and the revealing of other secrets and confessions will keep readers up all night looking for answers.” —Booklist, starred review

From the New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8 comes a fresh and intimate novel in the vein of Lilac Girls and The Alice Network about the destructive power of secrets and the redemptive power of love—inspired by the true story of Jacob Ruppert, the millionaire owner of the New York Yankees, and his mysterious bequest in 1939 to an unknown actress, Helen Winthrope Weyant.

When the owner of the New York Yankees baseball team, Colonel Jacob Ruppert, takes Helen Winthrope, a young actress, under his wing, she thinks it’s because of his guilt over her father’s accidental death—and so does Albert Kramer, Ruppert’s handsome personal secretary. Helen and Albert develop a deepening bond the closer they become to Ruppert, an eccentric millionaire who demands their loyalty in return for his lavish generosity.

New York in the Jazz Age is filled with possibilities, especially for the young and single. Yet even as Helen embraces being a “bachelor girl”—a working woman living on her own terms—she finds herself falling in love with Albert, even after he confesses his darkest secret. When Ruppert dies, rumors swirl about his connection to Helen after the stunning revelation that he has left her the bulk of his fortune, which includes Yankee Stadium. But it is only when Ruppert’s own secrets are finally revealed that Helen and Albert will be forced to confront the truth about their relationship to him—and to each other.

Inspired by factual events that gripped New York City in its heyday, Bachelor Girl is a hidden history gem about family, identity, and love in all its shapes and colors.

Chapters

  • 01 Bachelor Girl Open

    Duration: 13s
  • 02 Bachelor Girl Prologue

    Duration: 09min
  • 03 Bachelor Girl Chapter1

    Duration: 20min
  • 04 Bachelor Girl Chapter2

    Duration: 14min
  • 05 Bachelor Girl Chapter3

    Duration: 18min
  • 06 Bachelor Girl Chapter4

    Duration: 12min
  • 07 Bachelor Girl Chapter5

    Duration: 14min
  • 08 Bachelor Girl Chapter6

    Duration: 11min
  • 09 Bachelor Girl Chapter7

    Duration: 13min
  • 10 Bachelor Girl Chapter8

    Duration: 22min
  • 11 Bachelor Girl Chapter9

    Duration: 22min
  • 12 Bachelor Girl Chapter10

    Duration: 15min
  • 13 Bachelor Girl Chapter11

    Duration: 13min
  • 14 Bachelor Girl Chapter12

    Duration: 12min
  • 15 Bachelor Girl Chapter13

    Duration: 09min
  • 16 Bachelor Girl Chapter14

    Duration: 10min
  • 17 Bachelor Girl Chapter15

    Duration: 14min
  • 18 Bachelor Girl Chapter16

    Duration: 15min
  • 19 Bachelor Girl Chapter17

    Duration: 18min
  • 20 Bachelor Girl Chapter18

    Duration: 11min
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