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Detailscondition: brand newformat: paperbackisbn: 9781802795493publisher: mountain leopard pressage range: adult fiction 18 overviewversions of a girl is catherine gray's dazzling fiction debut, a bold split-narrative novel that asks what really shapes who we become: nature, nurture, or the choices we make along the way. Told through two parallel storylines following the same girl, fern, this is a heartfelt, funny, and ultimately gripping exploration of family, identity, and fate. Praised by daisy buchanan as a wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride, it's a must-read for fans of thought-provoking contemporary fiction. About the bookfern's parents could not be more different. Her mother is a social climber and former ballet dancer who lives a plush life in a london townhouse, while her father only climbs if there's a bottle waiting at the top, has an iq of 133, and lives hand-to-mouth in californian motels. Aged fourteen, fern has spent equal time with each of her parents, splitting her childhood between two continents. That is, until an unexpected visitor triggers a life-changing dilemma: should she get on a plane to london to be with her mother, or stay in california with her father at this pivotal moment, fern's narrative splits in two, and the novel follows both possible paths her life could take. Two versions of the same girl grow up in wildly different, yet eerily similar directions, each shaped by the parent she chooses. Both must work out who they want t...
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