{"product_id":"9781529970982","title":"The Girls","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: John Bowen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOf specific Lesbian interest\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 June 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 20 | 194g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women. One baby. And a man in the sceptic tank. In their lovely Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known simply as ‘the girls’. Partners in love and work, proprietors of a picturesque shop, they lead an enviably peaceful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after one moment of surprising passion, the girls’ lives take a deeply unsettling turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart-dark comedy, part-crime thriller, part-cosy love story, The Girls will ensure you never look on Middle England quite so quaintly again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Startlingly offbeat’ Gore Vidal‘Absolutely wicked’ Armistead Maupin‘[For] those who feel Barbara Pym-ish on some days and Stephen King-ish on others . . . The Girls charms us as only certain tales ‘of village life’ can’ Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56724753351042,"sku":"9781529970982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781529970982.jpg?v=1782120260","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781529970982","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}