{"product_id":"9781398713062","title":"Girls","description":"Author: Kirsty Capes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398713062\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A memorable portrayal of a family and damaged relationships. Richly rewarding, stand-out fiction'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Every word has the touch of a genius' \u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Expect to see this on every sun lounger this summer!' \u003cb\u003eTHE SHIFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A pin-sharp, propulsive story' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Daisy Jones and the Six\u003ci\u003e fans will love this!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I was bereft when I finished. A contender for my books of the year list'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePRIMA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has heard of \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut what happened to the women they became?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time of her death, the press wrote many things about Ingrid Olssen:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was a brilliant artist. She was a terrible mother to her girls, Mattie and Nora. And that her legacy would live on forever.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd soon they begin to realise that the ties that bound them, might also break them...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss \u003c\/i\u003eby Meg Mason and \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six\u003c\/i\u003e by Taylor Jenkins Reid. \u003ci\u003eGIRLS \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e** PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eGIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Every word has the touch of genius' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying' \u003cb\u003eJENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Beautifully written, tender, moving. I can't say enough good things about it'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e LOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An ode to sisters, surviving and families. 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