{"product_id":"9781802795493","title":"Versions of a Girl : 'A wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride' Daisy Buchanan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Gray, Catherine \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 May 2025 by Headline Publishing Group (Mountain Leopard Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 33 | 262g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you read anything this summer make sure it's this. An absolute bloody masterpiece'Daisy May Cooper'Tender, lush and electric; a wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride' Daisy Buchanan'Exquisite, stunning, executed brilliantly' Poorna BellDo we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them?Fern's mother is a social climber and a former ballet dancer who lives a plush life in a London townhouse. Fern's father only climbs if there's a bottle at the top, has an IQ of 133 and lives hand-to-mouth in Californian motels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged fourteen, Fern has spent equal time with each of her parents. That is, until an unexpected visitor triggers a life-changing dilemma: whether she should get on a plane to London to be with her mother, or stay in California with her father. Here, Fern's narrative splices in two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo possible lives, one person. Each Fern will grow in wildly different, but eerily similar directions. Both must determine who they want to be - and how they deal with a thorny problem which threatens to undo them all: a murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm and brilliantly wise, this is the irresistible fiction debut from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829743472899,"sku":"9781802795493","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781802795493_d57db295-a0ba-4975-836c-9e5ddcdba139.jpg?v=1748253829","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781802795493","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}