The Ophelia Girls (Paperback)

Set between two fateful summers, Jane Healey's The Ophelia Girls is a heady exploration of illicit desire, infatuation and the perils and power of being a young woman. 'An immersive, intoxicating summer read with the long-lasting feel of a classic' - Molly Aitken, author of The Island Child 'A potent blend of art, beauty, awakening desire and mortality that seduces the reader' - Daily Mail Summer, 1973. Teenage Ruth and her four friends spend the scorching summer days in the river, recreating tableaus of the drowning Ophelia and other tragic heroines. But as autumn draws nearer, real tragedy has found them. Summer, 1997. Ruth returns to her childhood home with her husband and three children, including her eldest daughter seventeen-year-old Maeve. However when Stuart, an old family friend comes to stay, the uneasy relationship between mother and daughter is pushed to its limit. For Stuart's arrival is a reminder of a death in Ruth's past, while Maeve is feeling more alive than ever . . . As the heat of the summer burns, how long can the family go before long-held secrets threaten to burst their banks and drown them all? 'A vivid, sensuous novel . . . I can't recommend it enough' - Anna Bailey, bestselling author of Tall Bones

General

Imprint:	Pan Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Jane Healey
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-5290-1487-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > General
LSN:	1-5290-1487-5
Barcode:	9781529014877

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