The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book just tickled me and I loved it! The story bounces back and forth between Charlotte’s story in 1949 and Olivia’s story in the present day.

Olivia is in advertising and is hoping to be able to deliver the winning proposal to the Metro Subway system. In her research she and her assistant come up a bit of history that gives them some great ideas.

In the 1940’s there was a sort of beauty pageant called Miss Subways. Every month, a new girl would be chosen and her poster would grace the walls of the entire subway system. Many of the girls went on to fame and fortune from their Miss Subways exposure.

Completely by accident, Olivia discovers that her next door neighbor is a former Miss Subways and she is Charlotte. Charlotte always wanted to be in advertising and, when she couldn’t find a job in advertising, she let her friends submit her as a candidate for Miss Subways. She eventually wins and, because the family hardware store is going out of business, she gives up her dream of a career in advertising and applies her advertising goals to the hardware store.

This is just such a great book. It made me smile so much. I highly recommend it! 🙂

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