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Girls

By: Kirsty Capes
Narrated by: Amber Gadd, Ryan Laughton
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Summary

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 the end.

** 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

©2024 Kirsty Capes (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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Heartbreakingly brilliant

This book deserves all the stars. I have no notes. The story is told exceptionally well, the narrators do a great job. Characters are rich with back story and plot is good. Did I want to the girls to go in the spray paint at the end YES, but that’s just me. This book has themes of Mental health mixed with family relationship it’s so great I can’t write about this highly enough. It’s a road trip, sorrow and bliss mixed with daisy jones and the six and biography of x. Read this book

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Phenomenal

This audible has been narrated perfectly. The story has had me hooked. All emotions on the spectrum have flowed while I listened. Plus the front cover is one of the only front covers that you continue to visualise throughout the entirety. I loved it.

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Reader didn’t bring out the best in the book

The reader wasn’t quite believable at times and a bit disjointed. Storyline was ok but a little predictable

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