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City of Girls
The Sunday Times Bestseller
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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM
‘Stunning’ - Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN
‘Warm and wise’ - Stephanie Merritt, Observer
‘Glamorous, sexy, compelling’ - Dolly Alderton, Sunday Times
‘I fell in love with Vivian from page one’ - Daisy Buchanan
‘An education in love, and an iridescent delight’ - Rowan Pelling, Spectator
New York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble from one end of the city to the other. But there is risk in all this play – that’s what makes it so fun, and so dangerous. Sometimes, the world may feel like it’s ending, but for Vivian and Celia, life is just beginning.
City of Girls is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship – and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong.
‘There is so much to love in City of Girls’ - Independent
‘Wherever Liz Gilbert goes, we’ll follow’ - Oprah magazine, Best book releases
‘Sensational’ - Cosmopolitan
‘As bubbly as a champagne cocktail but with a real kick in the tail’ - Sunday Express
‘Explores female desire in a radically refreshing way’ - independent.co.uk
‘Brilliant on female friendship, desire and the influence a good mentor can bring to enrich a young woman's life’ - Grazia Summer Reads
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Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls is praised as a glamorous and compelling novel set in 1940s New York, focusing on vibrant showgirls and brimming with rich historical detail. Reviewers note its addictive storytelling, with strong female characters and a celebration of female sexual agency. Many commend its wit, emotional honesty, and exploration of themes like friendship and empowerment, marking it as a joyous, refreshing read perfect for the summer.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781408867068
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 April 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Elizabeth Gilbert is the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 46 languages, and several other international bestselling books of fiction and non-fiction. Her story collection Pilgrims was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award; The Last American Man was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her follow-up memoir to Eat Pray Love, Committed, became an instant number one New York Times bestseller. She has published two novels, Stern Men and The Signature of All Things, which was longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. She lives in New Jersey. www.elizabethgilbert.com / @GilbertLiz
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