That Green Eyed Girl

That Green Eyed Girl
Julie Owen Moylan
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h234 x 153mm - 368pg
12 May 2022 UK
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An evocative, page-turning debut about jealousy, loyalty, and the secrets we keep to protect those we love1955- In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth . . . 1975- Ava Winters is keeping her own secret. Her mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn' t understand - until, one sweltering July morning, she disappears. After her mother' s departure, Ava receives a parcel. If she can discover where it came from, she may find her answers - and meet the woman at the heart of it all. . .
Loved this . . . I was gripped from the first page and eked out the last chapters as I didn' t want to leave the smoky clubs of 1950' s Manhattan. A stellar line-up of brave, complicated and bright women . . . prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit -- Sara Cox, Radio 2 DJ and host of BBC 2' s Between the Covers I so enjoyed That Green Eyed Girl. The atmosphere of city heat and dust and stifling apartments was so vividly evoked. And I was equally invested in both narrative strands . . . I was hooked from the beginning -- Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures I loved this. Dovie and Ava are both such compelling characters and the evocation of time and place so strong - I was irresistibly drawn into their stories. Sad, rage-inducing and uplifting - a very emotional read -- Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange That Green Eyed Girl takes hold of you and draws you along. I loved the little connective details between the timelines and the unravelling of the gentle mystery of it all. Hits a perfect bittersweet note - I predict big things -- Kate Sawyer, author of The Stranding The mystery at the heart of this novel had me hooked from the start. I spent a weekend sitting in 1950s bars, listening to jazz with Gillian and Dovie, then skipping ahead twenty years to walk the same streets with Ava, remembering the awkwardness of being a teenager. Heartbreaking but with a satisfying ending, I will remember this book for a long time -- Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City Made me cry, took me to smoke-filled jazz bars, and made me want to dance. A brilliantly written, evocative and moving novel -- Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl Not only assured, pacy and involving, but both heartbreaking and heartmending -- Hope Adams, author of Dangerous Women I' ve spent the whole day reading this mesmerising book. Such a devastating, gripping story and stunning, powerful writing. Once I started I just could not stop -- Aliya Ali-Afzal, author of Would I Lie to You This book . . . wow. So beautifully written, you feel you' re there in New York, feeling everything the characters feel. A very original story that will stay with me for a long time -- Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man I' ve just spent a couple of days in mid-century Manhattan, dancing in underground jazz clubs and feeling the sweat of summer on my skin . . . A smoky page-turner -- Jodie Chapman, author of Another Life Wonderful . . . utterly transported me to the jazz bars and stuffy apartments of New York, while telling a moving and compelling story about a time in history I knew little about -- Neema Shah, author of Kololo Hill The pacing is perfect, the voice is striking. Highly recommend. -- Nikki May, author of Wahala A poignant coming of age and a gorgeously romantic and tragic queer love story -- Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour I so enjoyed [That Green Eyed Girl]. I loved the evocation of NYC, the jazz, and the two storylines . . . so compelling -- Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring A cracking read. Compelling and stylish. I' ll be thinking about Ava, Dovie and Gillian for a long time -- Claire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone Heartbreaking, multi-layered and thoughtfully written, this is a book that stays with you for all the right reasons * Culturefly, ' Books To Look Forward To' *
Julie Owen Moylan was born in Cardiff and has worked in a variety of jobs from trainee hairdresser and chip shop attendant at sixteen to business management consultant and college lecturer in her thirties. She then returned to education to complete her Master' s degree in Film before going on to complete a further Master' s degree in Creative Writing. Julie is an alumna of the Faber Academy' s Writing a Novel course. She lives in Cardiff with her husband and two cats. Julie can be found on Twitter- @JulieOwenMoylan
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780241508022
Published: 12 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 368

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