In the Valley of the Golden Rain

Two wild women in the American West

A peculiar discovery in the attic turns bitter rivals Melissa and Leo into unwilling allies: a trunk full of yellow silk clothing tells the story of the friendship between two brothel madams in Denver in the 1880s. The two journalists can sense this is a big story, but they can only tell it together ...

The USA, 1880. Mattie Silks establishes several whorehouses and rapidly becomes a prosperous businesswoman. When Jennie Rogers meets Mattie for the first time, she is deeply impressed by her. Years later, in Denver, the two women become rivals and ultimately allies, joining forces against some dangerous men in order to save their lives and the lives of their daughters.

  • Two formidable madams and allies in the fight against prudery and oppression
  • The stories of Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers are based on historical records of the two women
  • Felicity Whitmore’s total print run: more than 250,000 copies
Genre: Fiction, Family / Friends
Felicity Whitmore

Felicity Whitmore has four big passions: England, her cats and dogs, the theatre and creative writing. She regularly travels to England and writes whenever she can find the time. Her bestselling novels often deal with the secrets of old mansions. 

416 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-22117-7
First published 2025