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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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Most well written and read that I’ve heard for a while!

I’m a longtime user of Audible and this is my first review. I loved everything about this book. I felt that the characters are strongly built and backgrounded. The plot, whilst in my opinion lacking detail that I longed for, is extraordinary and very well put together. Also the reading was great. I felt each character was embodied by the difference in accents, which I don’t think I would have thought about in written format. I just think it’s wonderful. I’ll be recommending this to this everyone!

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Boring

Dnfed this book, didn't like it at all
I got so sick of the 'he said... she said... I said'

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Disappointed but still enjoyed

Disappointed but still enjoyed, although after the reviews and hype I was expecting “MORE”. Good plot and character building was clear and concise, but I understood very early on a few of the large twists.

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Past & Present narrative

I didn’t mind the story itself but I found the story hard to follow at times as there were no “pauses” between flipping between past and present and it would at times take a minute to understand where I was in the story.

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A artist with words

One of the most superb storytellers.
The author captures the readers mind through the artistic expression.
Highly recommend this book both via audiobook and through reading the physical book.

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Disappointing

This book fails both as a thriller and as a character driven story. It was frustratingly slow. I kept waiting for something - ANYTHING - to happen. There was little to no suspense. It could have succeeded as a portrayal of the effects of childhood abuse, except that the protagonist had no character or arc - she came across as simply cold. A faintly ridiculous twist was thrown in near the end - I suspect the editor suggested this to make the book more interesting.

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Absolutely Breathtaking!!

Absolutely breathtaking read, full of twists and turns and lots of surprises. Would definitely recommend.

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girl A

remembering these children, having gone through hell, from their parents. I am guttered for them.
amazing story.


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Brilliant!

Sad, hopeful, poignant and fascinating! A story of survival or not... loved it! Beautifully read... highly recommend.

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Harrowing

The subject matter is not easy to listen to, but so well told it was possible to hope for a happy ending knowing how unlikely that would be. Beautifully told by the amazing Holiday Granger.

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