Good Girls, Leesa Gazi
Good Girls, Leesa Gazi
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Good Girls

Author: Leesa Gazi, Shabnam Nadiya

Narrator: Sneha Mathan

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

In this richly unnerving tale about family secrets and expectations, two sisters are at lifelong odds with each other, their mother, and themselves—and as every hour becomes more twisted than the last, they are all pushed to their breaking point.Lovely and Beauty know their place: at home, beneath the watchful eye of their mother. Life has never included friends, an education, or anything the sisters can call their own. Their comings and goings are supervised by Farida. Otherwise, they don’t come and go at all.That changes on Lovely’s fortieth birthday. In a stroke of inexplicable fortune, Farida permits her eldest daughter to go to the Gausia Market alone, with no instructions but to abide by her curfew. For once on her own, Lovely is goaded by the voice in her head to push her mother’s—and her own—boundaries.New experiences and old memories abound as her family awaits her return. But with the taste of freedom so fresh on her tongue, Lovely is spurred on by her disembodied companion to hang on to her newfound independence. When home isn’t a safe haven, Lovely must find somewhere else to turn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise on October 02, 2019

Kat and Eleanor are sisters. Eleanor is the main character. Kat is the beautiful, charming and clever one. Eleanor knows she can't compete with her. The sisters couldn't be any more different from each other. The girls have had a difficult upbringing. Their father was a strict clergyman and their mo......more

Goodreads review by Nila on October 06, 2019

This was quite a different read with unlikable characters and their dysfunctional family. The Keating sisters and the friction between them. Kat and Eleanor. Kat was the perfect one and Eleanor was still struggling in life. This was the story of their relationship. My first book by Amanda Brookfield,......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 28, 2021

Nice easy read about family dynamics and things not always having a happy ever after when it comes to family love.......more

Goodreads review by Chickpea on February 20, 2023

If you like books about families and relationships then this may be for you. Quite a lengthy saga - links to Jane Eyre. Overly detailed in parts but some enjoyable aspects too.......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 11, 2019

If there’s one thing that this Ginger Book Geek likes it’s discovering new authors. Amanda Brookfield is certainly a new author for me. I read the synopsis for ‘Good Girls’ and it certainly sounded intriguing and like my sort of read. A psychological tale with a twist to it. It certainly was that an......more

Quotes

“Gazi aids her brisk plotting with flashbacks that emphasize the family’s abusive dynamics…” —Publishers Weekly“Written in lyrical prose, with nuanced characters, Gazi's first novel translated into English deftly unravels the complicated relationships between the sisters, their mother, and the secrets they’ve harbored.” —Booklist“Taut, unsettling, and at times wickedly funny, this sly novel will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.” —Ash Davidson, author of Damnation Spring

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