{"product_id":"9781529970982","title":"The Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e*A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2026*'Such great dialogue and action...a frisky murder story and terrific reading' John Self, The TimesTwo women. One baby. And a man in the septic 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":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55732683932024,"sku":"9781529970982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781529970982.jpg?v=1794303222","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529970982","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}