{"product_id":"9781398713055-girls","title":"Girls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stunning new novel from the Women’s Prize longlisted author of CARELESS\u003cbr\u003eA searing novel from Women's Prize longlisted author, Kirsty Capes. \u003ci\u003eGIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e follows two sisters, Mattie and Nora, on an all-or-nothing road trip across the US, exploring the intricacies of motherhood, friendship and the ties that bind us - or break us. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eExpectation \u003c\/i\u003eby Anna Hope and \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six\u003c\/i\u003e by Taylor Jenkins Reid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A memorable portrayal of a family and damaged relationships. Richly rewarding, stand-out fiction'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every word has the touch of a genius'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Expect to see this on every sun lounger this summer!' \u003cb\u003eTHE SHIFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A pin-sharp, propulsive story' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six\u003ci\u003e fans will love this!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ci\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has heard of \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut what happened to the women they became?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of her death, the press wrote many things about Ingrid Olssen:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was a brilliant artist. She was a terrible mother to her girls, Mattie and Nora. And that her legacy would live on forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd soon they begin to realise that the ties that bound them, might also break them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eGIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Every word has the touch of genius' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An ode to sisters, surviving and families. Loved it.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePRIMA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I adored GIRLS by Kirsty Capes. The ending is brilliant \u0026amp; sad. 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