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The New Girl - Emily Perkins

Description: ISBN 0330376012 / Author: Emily Perkins / Genre: Fiction / Rachel, Julia and Chicky have been best friends all their lives. One summer, ... more

The New Girl - Emily Perkins ... Miranda, a young city girl who is not all she seems, forces them to confront who they are and what they want from life. Soon after, their friendship somehow changes as the girls discover they all want different things.

Newest Review: ... maybe I just like things too clear-cut. Anyway, in this town live a trio of girls who’ve been friends since they were ... more

... toddlers. Julia, Rachel and Chicky. The story is mostly about the summer that follows their final year at school. It r evolves around the arrival of the rather un-likeable culture snob Miranda, a young graduate who turns up to run a self-awareness course at the local community centre, and how this affects the girls, who sign up, and their families. I’m not going to go into too much depth, as the plot is reasonably interesting and s...more

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The New Girl - Emily Perkins: No-where Girl, The (1198 words)
by Daisybelle - written on 01/09/01 (Very useful, 206 readings)
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A recent visit to the library rewarded me with what at first sight appeared to be a cracking book, a good British contemporary novel, but turned out to be a slightly odd, slightly confused and slightly confusing read. Having said that, don’t get the wrong idea, Emily Perkins is definitely a good writer and my feelings on the book may be more a matter of taste than anything else – I’ll detail what I didn’t like and you can make your own mind up. As a positive, the book was started and finished on the same day, which at 260 pages isn’t an awesome feat, but at least indicates she has the ability to compel. Although I didn’t ...

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