{"product_id":"9781529970982","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW The Girls by John Bowen","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 04\/06\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their lovely Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known simply as `the girls'. Partners in love and work, co-proprietors of a picturesque shop, they lead an enviably peaceful life.   But when a moment of surprising passion disrupts the equilibrium of their world, the girls' lives take a deeply unsettling turn.   First comes motherhood. Then comes murder. Part-dark comedy, part-crime thriller, part-cosy love story, John Bowen's The Girls is a novel like none other. Told with warmth and affection, yet laced with dark unease, 'the girls' will ensure you never look on Middle England quite so quaintly again.   `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 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369012375925,"sku":"9781529970982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529970982.jpg?v=1774539407","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529970982","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}