Carlene Bauer

'The instant feminist classic our generation has been waiting for' - Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep A fabulous power ballad to female friendship, Girls They Write Songs About is a thrumming, searching novel about the bonds that shape us more than any love affair. Rose and Charlotte arrive in 1990s New York, fresh out of university and...

We moved to New York to want, undisturbed and unchecked. And what did we want? Rose and Charlotte arrive in 1990s New York, fresh out of college and full of ambition. When they end up working at the same music magazine, Charlotte – earnest, bookish – is wary of brash, outspoken Rose. But hesitancy gives way to begrudging admiration, which...

We moved to New York to want, undisturbed and unchecked. And what did we want? Rose and Charlotte arrive in 1990s New York, fresh out of college and full of ambition. When they end up working at the same music magazine, Charlotte – earnest, bookish – is wary of brash, outspoken Rose. But hesitancy gives way to begrudging admiration, gives...