Washington, DC, 1950. At Briarwood House, an all-female boardinghouse, secrets fester behind charming picket fences. Grace March, a mysterious widow, moves into the attic room and begins hosting weekly dinners, forging unlikely bonds among her eclectic neighbors: Fliss, a perfect wife with deep scars; Nora, tangled in a gangster’s web; Beatrice, a former baseball star seeking purpose; and Arlene, fervently hunting communists under McCarthy’s shadow.
Grace’s presence is a soothing balm for them all—until a shocking act of violence shatters their fragile peace. As paranoia grips the house, the women must confront their deepest fears and decide where their loyalties lie.
Set against the backdrop of McCarthy-era suspicion and the shifting roles of women, The Briar Club is a thrilling tale of trust and betrayal.
