{"product_id":"9780349703121","title":"Strange Girls","description":"Author: Sarvat Hasin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349703121\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Touching, infuriating and painfully true, \u003ci\u003eStrange Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis a superlative novel by one of our most perceptive writers. Sarvat Hasin is an artist whose work demands to be read.' \u003cb\u003eJulia Armfield, author of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Rites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Simply sublime-about that feverish, feral first finding of true friendship that becomes all-encompassing and reforms who you are.' \u003cb\u003eKiran Milwood Hargrave, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Sarvat Hasin comes a stunning novel about two estranged friends forced to reunite over one feverish weekend and reckon with the choices that tore them apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA decade has passed since Ava spoke to Aliya. Aliya has everything Ava wants-a room of her own and a publishing deal-and, worse, the thing Ava was certain neither of them had ever wanted: a sensible doctor husband. Arriving back in London for a mutual friend's hen party, Ava is desperate to unpack the truth of their shared history and what they meant to each other.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAliya and Ava first met in the halls of their historic campus with dreams built upon Emily Bronte, \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e and Richard Curtis films. Their connection was electric. They created a world of their own through the stories they wrote, influencing and borrowing from each other's work. But when the end of university loomed, the real world began to pull them in opposite directions. Was their bond ever truly as strong as they thought? And what would become of the stories they told themselves about each other?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together their past and present, \u003ci\u003eStrange Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is an ingenious exploration of the ties forged in the intensity of youth, and the scars left when they break.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697676177566,"sku":"ADS-9780349703121","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349703121.jpg?v=1775718389","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349703121","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}