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Girl A

By: Abigail Dean
Narrated by: Holliday Grainger
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Publisher's summary

Longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year

Chosen as a best book of 2021 by The Times, the FT, the Guardian, the Independent, Stylist and more!

‘Girl A,’ she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’

I am Lex Gracie: but they call me Girl A.

I grew up with my family on the moors.

I escaped when I was 15 years old.

Now something is pulling me back....

Rights sold in 36 territories

Soon to be a TV show directed by Johan Renck (Chernobyl)

One of Marie Claire, Waterstones and Grazia’s best books for 2021

A Sunday Times number two best seller for w/e 6/2/21

A New York Times best seller

©2020 Abigail Dean (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Sensational. Gripping, haunting, and beautifully written." (Richard Osman)

"An astonishing achievement." (Jessie Burton)

"A masterpiece." (Louise O’Neill)

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Characters are so well developed

Great story and great narration - really clever inclusion of all characters! The flashbacks are really excellently portrayed

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Great book

I’m not sure if ‘great’ is the right word for such a sad story, but this is a harrowing story beautifully told. Includes vivid descriptions of poverty, child neglect and abuse (so trigger warning). The stories are carefully peeled back with layers of now and memory flashbacks, and give a very convincing picture of a fictional troubled family (at least I think it’s fictional - it all seems very real). Realistic, in-depth characterisation, and the audible reading was very well done too. Five stars

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Struggled to Finish

Interesting concepts but rather slow. A sad tale. Terrible male voices so performance rated poorly.

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Boring!

It was uneventful and long. Not worth a listen. Nothing really happens. Nothing exiting is told and it can NOT be categorized as a psychological thriller!

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