{"product_id":"9781529970982","title":"The Girls - John Bowen (Paperback) 04-06-2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Such great dialogue and action...a frisky murder story and terrific reading' - John Self, The Times  Two women. One baby. And a man in the sceptic tank.   In their lovely Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known simply as 'the girls'. Partners in love and work, proprietors of a picturesque shop, they lead an enviably peaceful life.  But after one moment of surprising passion, the girls' lives take a deeply unsettling turn.  Part-dark comedy, part-crime thriller, part-cosy love story, The Girls will ensure you never look on Middle England quite so quaintly again.  'Startlingly offbeat' Gore Vidal  'Absolutely wicked' Armistead Maupin  '[For] those who feel Barbara Pym-ish on some days and Stephen King-ish on others . . . The Girls charms us as only certain tales 'of village life' can' Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"John Bowen \/ Fiction - Paperback \/ 04-06-2026","offer_id":57128459469180,"sku":"9781529970982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9781529970982.jpg?v=1782922907","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9781529970982","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}