That Green Eyed Girl

The mystery at the heart of this novel had me hooked from the start. I spent a weekend sitting in 1950s bars, listening to jazz with Gillian and Dovie, then skipping ahead twenty years to walk the same streets with Ava, remembering the awkwardness of being a teenager. Heartbreaking but with a satisfying ending, I will remember this book for a long time

Louise Hare, author of <i>This Lovely City</i>

Not only assured, pacy and involving, but both heartbreaking and heartmending

Hope Adams, author of <i>Dangerous Women</i>

I've spent the whole day reading this mesmerising book. Such a devastating, gripping story and stunning, powerful writing. Once I started I just could not stop

Aliya Ali-Afzal, author of <i>Would I Lie to You</i>

Loved this . . . I was gripped from the first page and eked out the last chapters as I didn't want to leave the smoky clubs of 1950's Manhattan. A stellar line-up of brave, complicated and bright women . . . prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit

Sara Cox, Radio 2 DJ and host of BBC 2's Between the Covers

I so enjoyed That Green Eyed Girl. The atmosphere of city heat and dust and stifling apartments was so vividly evoked. And I was equally invested in both narrative strands . . . I was hooked from the beginning

Clare Chambers, author of <i>Small Pleasures</i>

This book ... wow. So beautifully written, you feel you're there in New York, feeling everything the characters feel. A very original story that will stay with me for a long time

Frances Quinn, author of <i>The Smallest Man</i>

I've just spent a couple of days in mid-century Manhattan, dancing in underground jazz clubs and feeling the sweat of summer on my skin . . . A smoky page-turner

Jodie Chapman, author of <i>Another Life</i>

I loved this. Dovie and Ava are both such compelling characters and the evocation of time and place so strong - I was irresistibly drawn into their stories. Sad, rage-inducing and uplifting - a very emotional read

Harriet Tyce, author of <i>Blood Orange</i>

Wonderful . . . utterly transported me to the jazz bars and stuffy apartments of New York, while telling a moving and compelling story about a time in history I knew little about

Neema Shah, author of <i>Kololo Hill</i>

The pacing is perfect, the voice is striking. Highly recommend.

Nikki May, author of <i>Wahala</i>

A poignant coming of age and a gorgeously romantic and tragic queer love story

Isabel Costello, author of <i>Paris Mon Amour</i>

That Green Eyed Girl takes hold of you and draws you along. I loved the little connective details between the timelines and the unravelling of the gentle mystery of it all. Hits a perfect bittersweet note - I predict big things

Kate Sawyer, author of <i>The Stranding</i>

I so enjoyed [That Green Eyed Girl]. I loved the evocation of NYC, the jazz, and the two storylines . . . so compelling

Melissa Fu, author of <i>Peach Blossom Spring</i>

Made me cry, took me to smoke-filled jazz bars, and made me want to dance. A brilliantly written, evocative and moving novel

Anna Mazzola, author of <i>The Clockwork Girl</i>

A cracking read. Compelling and stylish. I'll be thinking about Ava, Dovie and Gillian for a long time

Claire Alexander, author of <i>Meredith, Alone</i>

Heartbreaking, multi-layered and thoughtfully written, this is a book that stays with you for all the right reasons

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