Girls

The stunning new novel from the Women’s Prize longlisted author of CARELESS

Author: Kirsty Capes

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A searing novel from Women's Prize longlisted author, Kirsty Capes. GIRLS 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 Expectation by Anna Hope and Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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'Every word has the touch of a genius' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

'Expect to see this on every sun lounger this summer!' THE SHIFT

'A pin-sharp, propulsive story' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

'Daisy Jones and the Six fans will love this!' GRAZIA

'I was bereft when I finished. A contender for my books of the year list' PRIMA

'Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering' CHRIS WHITAKER

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 you have turned the final pages.

PRAISE FOR GIRLS

'I knew I'd love GIRLS and I did, but I'm also utterly devastated by it. What a beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying. Thank you a million times over' JENNIE GODFREY

'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. Blimey, I wish I'd written it' ANSTEY HARRIS

'An extraordinary writer of lives rarely written about [...] in words that are wise, warm, painful and often witty' DALJIT NAGRA

'Raw, vivid, complex, painful and unexpectedly funny too - a brilliantly original novel that really gets under your skin' JOANNA GLEN

'Phenomenal. I loved it.' KATE SAWYER

'Surprising, heart-breaking and dryly funny, Kirsty Capes is such an exciting talent.' CAROLINE HULSE

'GIRLS puts a lens to the awful things sisters do to one another and the absolute life-changing necessity of a sister's forgiveness.' ABIGAIL BERGSTROM

Critic Reviews

Beautifully written, tender, moving. I can't say enough good things about it LOUISE O'NEILL
A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying JENNIE GODFREY
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
Every word has the touch of genius BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
A pin-sharp, propulsive story about connection and family, legacy and art KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
Just sublime. Live, angry, funny, vital and playful KATE SAWYER
Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering CHRIS WHITAKER
Raw, vivid, complex, painful and unexpectedly funny too - a brilliantly original novel that really gets under your skin JOANNA GLEN
An ode to sisters, families and survival. A contender for my books of the year list PRIMA Magazine
Five stars from me. Full of thrills & brilliant insights into the dark burden of the past, sisters & mothers, emotional damage & baggage GEORGINA MOORE

About the Author

Kirsty Capes works in marketing and lives in Slough with her golden retriever, Doug. She holds a PhD from Brunel University London; her thesis investigates representations of the care experience in contemporary British fiction. Her first novel, Careless, was longlisted for the Women's Prize 2022. Girls is her third novel.