{"product_id":"9781802795165-versions-of-a-girl","title":"Versions of a Girl","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride' Daisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003eThe irresistible debut novel from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherine Gray, about growing up and trying not to become our parents - 'I LOVED this book; a wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride' (Daisy Buchanan)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'No other writer has ever made me laugh and cry as much as Catherine Gray'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy May Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tender, lush and electric; a wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaisy Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite, stunning, executed brilliantly'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoorna Bell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFern's mother\u003c\/b\u003e is a social climber and a former ballet dancer who lives a plush life in a London townhouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFern's father\u003c\/b\u003e only climbs if there's a bottle at the top, has an IQ of 133 and lives hand-to-mouth in Californian motels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAged fourteen, Fern has spent equal time with each of her parents. That is, until an unexpected visitor triggers a life-changing dilemma: whether she should get on a plane to London to be with her mother, or stay in California with her father. Here, Fern's narrative splices in two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo possible lives, one person. Each Fern will grow in wildly different, but eerily similar directions. Both must determine who they want to be - and how they deal with a thorny problem which threatens to undo them all: a murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm and brilliantly wise, this is the irresistible fiction debut from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Unexpected Joy of Being Sober.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e⭐ Readers are loving \u003ci\u003eVersions of a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e: ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a fabulous book - read in 3 days which hasn't happened a long time!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This isn't just a book-it's an experience that sticks with you' ⭐  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐      \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eI can't think anyone who wouldn't enjoy this book. a damn good read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513812295777,"sku":"9781802795165","price":15.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_25289052.jpg?v=1720178307","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781802795165-versions-of-a-girl","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}