Literary Crime Historical fiction 2016

The girls by Emma Cline

Published in Spanish as Las Chicas

At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of…

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What it is

Told in two timelines · it stays with you

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How it's told

Structure
Two timelines
Who tells it
First person
Prose
Lyrical

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy
  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting

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