Synopsis
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
Summer, 1973. Teenage Ruth and her four friends spend the scorching summer days in...
Details
17 March 2022368 pages
9781529014877Imprint: Pan
Reviews
This is a potent, mesmerising portrait of girlhood desire, betrayal, beauty and death, sensuously written and passionately toldEmma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
A knowingly put together page-turner; a potent blend of art, beauty, awakening desire and mortality that seduces the reader as much as the castDaily Mail
This is a vivid, sensuous novel that captures the feelings of passion and devastation of girls on the brink of womanhood and life itself, and I can’t recommend it enoughAnna Bailey, bestselling author of Tall Bones
A bruising and beautiful novel about girlhood and desire. Set over two heady summers, The Ophelia Girls perfectly captures the power and vulnerability of being a teenage girl. Within its flower-strewn pages, girls float carelessly down rivers and fall in love with devastating consequences. It's an immersive and intoxicating summer read with the long-lasting feel of a classic. I was captivated by itMolly Aitken, author of The Island Child
