That Green Eyed Girl

Be transported to mid-century New York in this evocative and page-turning debut

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Brought to you by Penguin.

Transport yourself to mid-century New York in this compelling and evocative story of secrets, jealousy and hidden love

NEW YORK CITY, 1955.

In the dimmed lights of their apartment, Dovie and Gillian love each other in secret. Mixing drinks, dancing to slow jazz, they guard their lives closely, knowing they'll never truly be safe.

And yet, outside, someone suspects the truth.

Gillian fears the worst, and grips on to Dovie more tightly. But Dovie, seeing the good in people, lets the door open . . .

Is this their chance to finally be free?

Or are they in even more danger than before?

'Book of the Month' WOMAN & HOME
'Dazzling debut' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'So vividly evoked' CLARE CHAMBERS
'I was gripped from the first page' SARA COX
'Superlative' RED
'Summer sparkles in this book and so does the prose' DAMIAN BARR
'Highly recommended' NIKKI MAY, AUTHOR OF WAHALA

READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH THAT GREEN EYED GIRL

'Broke me, put me back together. Just buy this. You won't regret it' 5* READER REVIEW

'The pacing is perfect, the voice is striking' 5* READER REVIEW

'So well written that you truly feel like you're there' 5* READER REVIEW

'The ending will floor you' 5* READER REVIEW

'I was blown away by this book! So evocative of the period' 5* READER REVIEW

'It would make a lovely film, with beautiful visuals and a killer jazz soundtrack' 5* READER REVIEW

'Pick it up if you wanted to be transported to mid-century NYC (and if you like a novel that makes you want to dance and weep in equal measure)' 5* READER REVIEW

'This is the kind of book that takes your heart in its hands' 5* READER REVIEW

© Julie Owen Moylan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Julie Owen MoylanKate HandfordGeorgina SadlerPenguin

20th Century

Historical

Literature & Fiction

Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Romance

New York

Fiction

Suspense

20th Century Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance New York Fiction Suspense

Critic reviews

Loved this . . . I was gripped from the first page and eked out the last chapters as I didn't want to leave the smoky clubs of 1950's Manhattan. A stellar line-up of brave, complicated and bright women . . . prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit (Sara Cox, Radio 2 DJ and host of BBC 2’s Between the Covers)

Summer sparkles in this book and so does the prose! (Damian Barr)

A gorgeous, evocative novel that's part love story, part coming of age and part mystery. But all parts are superlative!

I so enjoyed That Green Eyed Girl. The atmosphere of city heat and dust and stifling apartments was so vividly evoked. And I was equally invested in both narrative strands . . . I was hooked from the beginning (Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures)

It's beautifully written and particularly wonderful on forbidden love, loss and forgiveness

I loved this. Dovie and Ava are both such compelling characters and the evocation of time and place so strong - I was irresistibly drawn into their stories. Sad, rage-inducing and uplifting - a very emotional read (Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange)

Julie Owen Moylan expertly places her readers in a New York apartment, where you feel the heat and hear the tinny radio . . . There's a cinematic quality to this novel; the characters are deftly drawn and emotionally engaging, and the plot develops at the right pace, with unexpected twists. An accomplished debut

That Green Eyed Girl takes hold of you and draws you along. I loved the little connective details between the timelines and the unravelling of the gentle mystery of it all. Hits a perfect bittersweet note - I predict big things (Kate Sawyer, author of The Stranding)

With an intriguing opening line and a camera-like gaze, the author places her readers in a New York apartment, where you feel the heat and hear the tinny radio . . . The characters are deftly drawn and emotionally engaging, and the plot develops at just the right pace, with unexpected twists. An accomplished debut

The mystery at the heart of this novel had me hooked from the start. I spent a weekend sitting in 1950s bars, listening to jazz with Gillian and Dovie, then skipping ahead twenty years to walk the same streets with Ava, remembering the awkwardness of being a teenager. Heartbreaking but with a satisfying ending, I will remember this book for a long time (Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City)

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The twin time lines work very well together. I read it in one sitting & I loved it. Whilst the resolution isn't what fairytales are made of, neither is life. That makes it all the more believable and enjoyable. It did have a Price of Salt feel to it. Not some gushing romance, but a love story with a real sense of the time and a realistic nemesis.