Girl Falling
A Novel
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The USA Today bestselling, Lambda Award–winning author of Dirt Creek is back with a woman’s story of the aftermath of the climbing incident that killed her girlfriend—and getting to the truth.
Torn between her girlfriend, Magdu, and her best friend, Daphne, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the soaring cliffs near their Australian town. But nothing goes as she planned, and in a horrific accident, Magdu falls to her death.
Rocked by grief, Finn tries to pinpoint where it all went wrong. Did Magdu die because of Finn’s friendship with overbearing Daphne, who has never wanted Finn to change or leave her? Can Finn trace it all the way back to the tragic childhood loss of her sister? What about Magdu’s family, who would never have accepted their relationship?
When the police suspect foul play in Magdu’s death, Finn begins to search for the shocking truth about her relationships and what has been in front of her all along. Beautifully written by the #1 internationally bestselling, Lammy Award–winning Hayley Scrivenor, Girl Falling is a beautiful love story, a tender meditation on grief, and a searing tale of just how much our lies can cost us.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this twisty if far-fetched psychological thriller from Lambda Award winner Scrivenor (Dirt Creek), three young women set out to rappel down a cliff in an Australian national park—but only two survive. When Daphne Bennett, who has long harbored unrequited feelings for park guide Finn Young, suggests the excursion to Finn and her grad-student girlfriend, Magdu Fernandes, Finn and Magdu brush aside their misgivings. Then, disaster strikes: Finn, who ventures out first, watches Magdu, the woman she hoped to marry, plummet past her in a blaze of orange. Was it a tragic accident, or something more sinister? As police explore the possibility of foul play and grill a grieving, guilt-wracked Finn—whom Magdu's conservative family blames for their daughter's death—she is forced to face hard truths about her relationships with both her deceased girlfriend and the increasingly frightening Daphne. Those reflections gradually lead to the unearthing of a lurid web of secrets and lies, culminating in a bombshell reveal that's likely to leave some readers feeling played. Still, Scrivenor's evocative sense of place and unerring aim for the emotional jugular keep the pages turning. It's not perfect, but Scrivenor delivers some gratifying jolts.
