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Girl A

By: Abigail Dean
Narrated by: Holliday Grainger
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‘The year’s best debut’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘The best crime novel of the year’ INDEPENDENT

‘Sensational. Gripping, haunting, and beautifully written’ RICHARD OSMAN

CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE TIMES, THE FT, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, STYLIST AND MORE!

‘The biggest mystery thriller since Gone Girl’ ELLE
‘The novel you’ll stay up reading until 3am’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘An astonishing achievement.’ JESSIE BURTON
‘Gripping, beautifully written perfection.’ SOPHIE HANNAH
‘A masterpiece.’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘Fantastic.’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘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 fifteen years old.

NOW SOMETHING IS PULLING ME BACK…

RIGHTS SOLD IN 36 TERRITORIES

SOON TO BE A TV SHOW DIRECTED BY JOHAN RENCK (Chernobyl)

‘Incendiary, beautifully written debut’ Guardian
‘Psychologically astute, adroitly organised, written with flair’ Sunday Times
‘Terrifyingly gripping’ SUSIE STEINER
‘Beautiful’ ADELE PARKS
‘Incredibly well written, devastating in a good way, and intriguing to the last page’ LIZ NUGENT
‘I was obsessed by it. As close to perfect as thrillers get’ JOHN MARRS
‘A gripping debut’ Oprah magazine
One of Marie Claire, Waterstones and Grazia’s best books for 2021
A Sunday Times No.2 bestseller for w/e 6/2/21
A New York Times bestseller

©2020 Abigail Dean (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Coming of Age Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Crime Emotionally Gripping Exciting Heartfelt Scary Suspense
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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.

Disappointed but still enjoyed

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I thought the writing was great and the character development was beautifully done. However I found the story very predictable and kept waiting for a big twist and a thrilling end but was left disappointed. Besides the deep character building, most of the story lines were plucked out of true crime documentaries and slightly altered. The book felt unfinished and I felt unfulfilled.

Unfulfilling and Unfinished

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I really liked the way the surgery have just enough information to know what the characters went through without being obvious.
And the calm, dry, cynical attitude of the protagonist expressed by the reader was a good match for the story.
10/10 would recommend.

A really good read with just enough detail

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Beautifully written prose and dialogue. Always knowing when to stop to avoid being garish. I think I would like to read this rather than listen as it does become a bit confusing in the composition and delivery of the time shifted moments. Other than that highly recommended.

Don’t expect cheap thrills

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I really liked this book. It was moving, thrilling and oh so interesting. would recommend.

definitely worth a read

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Dark subject although wonderfully written. Narrator easy on ear and together present a great experience on Audible. Looking forward to a sequel would like to know their futures. The character Eve was interestingly entwined throughout the book. Congratulations Abigail I like your composition and story lines.

Top character in the girl named A

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I will listen to this book again and again. Difficult to describe how good it is, I can't wait for the next offering from this incredible author. Brilliant!

My new, favourite book.

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Would highly recommend this book ! great read couldn’t put it down - also thought that than the narrating was really good

Loved this book

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couldn't put it down. Grounded in a loose framework resembling some real life horror cases of neglect and abuse, this story focuses on the hope for something better, something more, something real. Recommend this highly

compelling and xhallenging in equal measure

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A great book, well read. didn't revel in gore and the horror like it could have. highly recommended.

Brilliant listen, couldn't stop

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