The USA Today bestselling, Lambda Awardâwinning author of Dirt Creek is back with a woman's story of the aftermath of the climbing incident that killed her girlfriendâand getting to the truth.
Torn between her girlfriend, Magdu, and her best friend, Daphne, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the soaring cliffs near their Australian town. But nothing goes as she planned, and in a horrific accident, Magdu falls to her death.
Rocked by grief, Finn tries to pinpoint where it all went wrong. Did Magdu die because of Finn's friendship with overbearing Daphne, who has never wanted Finn to change or leave her? Can Finn trace it all the way back to the tragic childhood loss of her sister? What about Magdu's family, who would never have accepted their relationship?
When the police suspect foul play in Magdu's death, Finn begins to search for the shocking truth about her relationships and what has been in front of her all along. Beautifully written by the #1 internationally bestselling, Lammy Awardâwinning Hayley Scrivenor, Girl Falling is a beautiful love story, a tender meditation on grief, and a searing tale of just how much our lies can cost us.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781250362186
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- ISBN: 9781250362186
- File size: 1965 KB
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- English
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June 25, 2024
Girl Falling is the second novel by award-winning crime writer Hayley Scrivenor. Three womenâDaphne, Magdu and Finnâhead out for a day of rock climbing in the Blue Mountains, but only two return. Was it a tragic accident, or was something more sinister at play? Exploring the intricacies of trust, betrayal, coercive control, identity, freedom and sexuality, Girl Falling is a twisting crime thriller. Finn finds herself wading through her grief at the loss of her girlfriend, Magdu, and reflecting on the eerily similar death of her younger sister. Both events catapult Finn into the manipulative orbit of her long-time friend Daphne, pitting her against Magduâs family, and everything she had willed herself to believe. Scrivenor beautifully crafts a sense of time and place across multiple timelines, although occasionally, it feels like this richness doesnât extend to some of the peripheral characters. Senior Constable Dale Gosling, who is investigating Magduâs death, for example, is a gay First Nations police officer in a small mountain town. However, it is unclear if he is from a local First Nations community, if he grew up in the town, or if he, like Finn, faces prejudices about his sexuality. Perfect for readers of Scrivenorâs gripping debut, Dirt Town, Jane Harperâs Force of Nature, and Wake by Shelley Burr, Girl Falling plunges the reader into the depths of grief and pulls back the security blanket of lies some people hide under in order to keep living beyond the consequences of their actions. -
October 1, 2024
Lambda Award winner Scrivenor (Dirt Creek) gets a 75K-copy first printing with this story set in the world of rock climbing. Finn is torn between her girlfriend, Magdu, and her best friend, Daphne. As the three women spend a day bouldering, Magdu falls to her death, sending Finn into a spiral--what went wrong and how far back does the tragedy (or was it murder) actually go? Prepub Alert.
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