Girls

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'A memorable portrayal of a family and damaged relationships. Richly rewarding, stand-out fiction'
BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'Every word has the touch of a genius' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

'Expect to see this on every sun lounger this summer!' THE SHIFT

'A pin-sharp, propulsive story' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

'Daisy Jones and the Six fans will love this!' GRAZIA

'I was bereft when I finished. A contender for my books of the year list' PRIMA

'Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering' CHRIS WHITAKER

Everyone has heard of Girls.
But what happened to the women they became?

At the time of her death, the press wrote many things about Ingrid Olssen:

She was a brilliant artist. She was a terrible mother to her girls, Mattie and Nora. And that her legacy would live on forever.

Even so, it's unlikely the world will ever see another Ingrid Olssen exhibition - her last request to her daughters was to throw her ashes in the canyon and her paintings in the sea.

But as Mattie and Nora reluctantly embark on an all-or-nothing trip to fulfil her wishes, they start to unpick the painful scars of their past.

And soon they begin to realise that the ties that bound them, might also break them...

Perfect for fans of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason and Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. GIRLS is as devastating as it is hilarious, as tender and moving as it is shocking - this is a book that will stay with you long after you have turned the final pages.

** PRAISE FOR GIRLS **

'A memorable portrayal of a family and damaged relationships painted with all the colour, ambition, texture and psychological complexity that makes for richly rewarding, stand-out fiction' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering. GIRLS takes a beautiful, funny and moving look at family, loss, and the complex notion of forgiveness. I adored it.' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Every word has the touch of genius' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

'A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying' JENNIE GODFREY

'Beautifully written, tender, moving. I can't say enough good things about it' LOUISE O'NEILL

'An ode to sisters, surviving and families. Loved it.' PRIMA

'I adored GIRLS by Kirsty Capes. The ending is brilliant & sad. The journey there is full of thrills & brilliant insights into the dark burden of the past, sisters & mothers, emotional damage & baggage. Five stars from me.' GEORGINA MOORE

'A funny, heartbreaking, astute look at art, trauma, the nature of celebrity, mothers, daughters, sisters and the awful things we do to each other. Expect to see this on every sunlounger this summer' THE SHIFT

'I can't think when I last encountered a story world of this depth and faultless plausibility. Everything about it was perfect: intricate; warm; uncluttered' ANSTEY HARRIS

'A pin-sharp, propulsive story about connection and family, legacy and art' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

Critics Review

Beautifully written, tender, moving. I can't say enough good things about it
LOUISE O'NEILL
A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying
JENNIE GODFREY
A funny, heartbreaking, astute look at art, trauma, the nature of celebrity, mothers, daughters, sisters and the awful things we do to each other. Expect to see this on every sunlounger this summer
THE SHIFT
I can't think when I last encountered a story world of this depth and faultless plausibility. Everything about it was perfect: intricate; warm; uncluttered.
ANSTEY HARRIS
Every word has the touch of genius
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
A pin-sharp, propulsive story about connection and family, legacy and art
KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
Just sublime. Live, angry, funny, vital and playful
KATE SAWYER
Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering
CHRIS WHITAKER
Raw, vivid, complex, painful and unexpectedly funny too - a brilliantly original novel that really gets under your skin
JOANNA GLEN
An ode to sisters, families and survival. A contender for my books of the year list
PRIMA Magazine
Five stars from me. Full of thrills & brilliant insights into the dark burden of the past, sisters & mothers, emotional damage & baggage
GEORGINA MOORE

User Reviews

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I enjoyed this story, although my interest did wane about two thirds through.
Unfortunately for me the narrator didn't really suit the character, which ended up being quite distracting.
All in all a decent listen, but didn't quite live up to my expectations.
megchaplin 10/06/2024

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