The Girls Book by John Bowen

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✅ Stitched Binding

✅ Matte Cover

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✅ Language - English

✅ Dimensions - 5.5 x 8.26 inches

✅ Pages Amount 164

✅ Summary -

The Girls by John Bowen is a dark, wry novel that blends elements of macabre comedy, crime thriller, and cosy romance to explore themes of female friendship, self-preservation, and the darkness beneath an idyllic village life. The novel is set in a picturesque Cotswolds village, where Janet and Susan, known locally as "the girls," lead a seemingly settled life as partners in love and work, running a local artisans' shop. Their peaceful existence is disrupted when, during Susan's absence, Janet has a one-night stand with a kindly gay man named Alan and becomes pregnant. The two women decide to raise the baby boy together. The central conflict arises when Alan later visits, wanting to be a part of his son's life, which threatens the girls' carefully constructed, enviably settled world. The situation escalates dramatically, ultimately leading to murder as "the girls" defend their happiness and life together.