Kate’s 2¢: “Girl A” by Abigail Dean
“Girl A” by Abigail Dean
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
At first, it was difficult to follow the time line and which end was up. Even at the close of the story, your guess is as good as mine, as to what Lex decided to do. Open ending stories are like that.
I enjoyed the story, although it was emotionally draining to realize the narrative arc was probably inspired by the several news articles about real situations. It happens more often than we care to admit.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
ISBN 978-0-00-838905-5
Girl A is a novel by Abigail Dean that was published in January 2021.[1][2] For the crime thriller, which includes the abuse of children, Dean has said that she wanted to “focus on the effects of trauma and the media glare, rather than the suffering which triggers them.”[3]
In 2019 it was reported that Dean received a six-figure sum from UK publisher HarperCollins for Girl A and her next novel. She reportedly received a seven-figure deal from US publisher Viking Press.[4] In May 2020 it was reported that Johan Renck was in negotiations to direct and executive produce a limited series of Girl A, for 3000 Pictures at Sony Pictures.[5] Girl A was published in the UK[6] and Australia[7] in January 2021 and in the USA in February 2021.[8][9]
“HarperCollins triumphs in 9-way auction for slushpile debut Girl A”. The Bookseller. 16 October 2019.
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
Girl A DB102262
Dean, Abigail. Reading time: 12 hours, 49 minutes.
Read by Ell Potter.
Suspense Fiction
Lex has tried to live her life quietly after her family’s trauma was splashed across newspapers–where she was only identified as Girl A. After her estranged mother dies in prison, Lex and her siblings must deal with the lingering thrall of a house of horrors. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.
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