That Green Eyed Girl
Paperback Published on: 16/03/2023
Price: £10.99
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Brilliantly constructed
Very clever use of the two timelines to create a enthralling sad love story. Great sense of place, believable characterisation and expert story telling. ... READ MORE
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Powerful and stunning debut.
In an apartment on the lower East Side, two school teachers Dovie and Gillian live the seemingly innocent and care-free lives of lodgers just trying to get... READ MORE
Julie Owen Moylan stole my heart.
In my mind, I am slow dancing in my living room at 3am with a glass of wine in my hand. That, or I am rereading this stunning novel.
The two timelines ... READ MORE
Wistful but sweet
This book is not as much of a mystery as I expected it to be and instead is full of commentary on love and pain. I really enjoyed the diversity of the char... READ MORE
A gentle story of mystery and tragedy
Thank you to the publishers, Penguin, for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
As soon as I read the synopsis for this book, I knew I wan... READ MORE
Bittersweet and heartfelt - perfect.
I was drawn to this book by the Gatsby-esque vibes I was getting from the cover (New York, cocktails, the colour green - a pretty loose connection now I th... READ MORE
Synopsis
1955: In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth...
1975: Twenty years later in the same apartment, Ava Winters is keeping her own secret. Her mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn't understand - until one sweltering July morning, she disappears.
Soon after her mother's departure, Ava receives a parcel. Addressed simply to 'Apartment 3B', it contains a photo of a woman with the word 'LIAR' scrawled across it. Ava does not know what it means or who sent it. But if she can find out then perhaps she'll discover the answers she is seeking - and meet the woman at the heart of it all...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781405949422
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 198 x 132 x 27 mm
- Weight: 292g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allDazzlingly brilliant debut
Well, I am afraid I am going to gush about this book and when it comes out next year I'm going to stand on a box in the middle of Manchester city centre wi... READ MORE
Gripping, powerful story of the strengths and frailties of love
@Julie Owen Moylan. What a rollercoaster of emotions you skillfully, without sentimentality, guided us through. Powerful, evocative story of time and place... READ MORE
A must read…
Just stunning
What a beautiful story. I was hooked from the very beginning learning about Dovie and Gillian and the parallel story running twenty years later with Ava. T... READ MORE
Highly recommended!
This novel begins in 1975 in a small, cramped apartment on the Lower East Side of New York where fifteen-year-old Ava Winters lives with her mother. Life ... READ MORE
Dual time line novel set in NEW YORK
4.5*
The chapters almost alternate between 1955 and 1975. An apartment in 1955 sees Dovie and Gillian living together, two women at at time when being gay ... READ MORE
A beautifully written story.
This is a brilliantly poignant, emotional, thought provoking read which takes the reader on a moving journey. Told through an alternating timeline and in ... READ MORE
A wonderful transportive read
I picked this novel up through word of mouth. I wasn’t disappointed. I loved two characters in Ava and Dovie. This book takes transports you to New York an... READ MORE
Beautiful & Heartbreaking
I was absolutely hooked by this story from the very beginning, it pulled me in and played on my mind - I wanted to find out what happened next to the chara... READ MORE
That Green Eyed Girl
This book was a wonderful read, alternate chapters deal with 1955 and 1975, and leave you wanting to know what happens to each of the characters, I thoroug... READ MORE
A must read for 2022!
One of the reasons I requested this book was because it is set in New York, I was heading to New York on holiday in December last year. I envisioned me rea... READ MORE
Deceit, Love & Heartbreak
I was lost in this wonderful story of deceit, love and heartbreak ❤️
This is a true love story of Gillian and Dovie at a time when they would have been l... READ MORE
That Green-Eyed Girl
In 1950s America, Dovie and Gillian live peaceful lives as devoted school teachers, keeping their love a secret. That is until a colleague discovers their ... READ MORE
The Green Eyed Girl
Can't rate because I DNF. I got hyped about the NYC part and didn't stop to read the blurb. So didn't realise it was based around a lesbian relationship an... READ MORE
A very atmospheric story
Centred around the occupants of an apartment in New York twenty years apart.
Julie Owen Moylan captures the feel of New York is these different timelines.... READ MORE
Compelling reading
This is a compelling read and I couldn't put it down once I'd started and finished reading it within 48 hours. I thought I might have difficulty moving fro... READ MORE
A purely lovely read
Really enjoyed this one. Ava is one neglected 16yr old and how she channels and copes with that is adorable. I started off preferring the 1955 time period ... READ MORE
Perfect book club read
What a debut! Julie Owen Moylan is clearly an accomplished writer and storyteller and is definitely one to watch for the future. I have no hesitation in g... READ MORE
I adored it
This is an exceptionally good read. A novel with great female protagonists, most of whom you will love with one notable exception. There is a dual timeline... READ MORE
1950s vs 1970s compelling story unfolds
A novel set in 1 apartment during 2 times 1955 and 1975. An intertwined story of , love , prejudice, heartache , betrayal and mystery linked to a box whic... READ MORE
A new talent emerges
Unusually, I came across author Jule Owen Moylan on Twitter - how lucky was that! I became engrossed in the process of her writing and editing, publishing ... READ MORE
Lost in New York
From the first page to the last I was totally absorbed, a story of love and loss and a flat in New York that connects them all. Very emotional at times.
I ... READ MORE
Excellent debut novel
I’ll not outline the plot - it has been done very well already. I’d just like to say that I’m delighted to have discovered this author. It’s a great story,... READ MORE
Love and Lies in New York
'That Green Eyed Girl' is another of my favourite things: books set in and about New York.
In the sweltering summer of 1975, Ava Winters is desperately try... READ MORE
Couldn't put it down.
Right from the start this book captivating. I read it over 2 nights. It has an original storyline and you just can't wait for the next chapter. The twists ... READ MORE
Amazing
I absolutely loved this book. The duel timeline was done perfectly and kept you on edge at all times. I loved the characters and I loved how they ended up ... READ MORE
Absolutely thrilling to read
Good dual timeline book that takes place in the 1950s and the 1970s. In the 1950’s we meet Gillian and Dovie who live together and both work at a school, w... READ MORE
This book is fabulous in so many ways
The dual time line works perfectly. Sometimes one storyline is stronger and I find myself speed reading to get to the one I like the most, but these are bo... READ MORE
Great Debut
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy, before reading I had only heard great things about this debut...
So I started this with the highest of ex... READ MORE
An astonishing debut
That Green-Eyed Girl was not only the Squadpod Book Club pick for May, but one of my most anticipated debuts of 2022. A dual timeslip novel, it moves betw... READ MORE
You won't be disappointed
I was eagerly awaiting the release of this debut novel and I certainly wasn't disappointed. Its a beautiful, rich story full of love and lies accompanied b... READ MORE
A magnificent novel and masterclass in characterisation
Have you ever read a book and felt devastated when it was over? This was exactly my reaction with this book.
The novel is set over dual timelines - 1955 ... READ MORE
New York City, jazz clubs and a character you are going to love to hate!
I am going through a book trauma at the moment. The book is really good, the characters compelling, the story interesting and the setting one I would quit... READ MORE
Fantastic debut
The same apartment, New York City in 1975 and 1955.
In 1975 Ava Winters lives with the uncertainty of her mothers deteriorating mental health and her fath... READ MORE
Superb time travel
Don't you just love it when you get so involved in a book that everything else in life falls away? This was what That Green Eyed Girl was like: I so looked... READ MORE
Read it in one day
Once I started this beautifully written book I found it difficult to put down and I ended up finishing it in one day. The story drew me in from the beginni... READ MORE
Very Impressive
That Green Eyed Girl is a beautifully written, emotional tale by Julie Owen Moylan. The dual timeline of the 1950s and 1970s New York are both superbly dep... READ MORE
Captivating debut!
That Green Eyed Girl is a serious contender for my book of the year. It’s a dual timeline story set in 1955 and 1975 in New York. This is a beautiful, yet ... READ MORE
That Green-Eyed Girl by Julie Owen Moylan
This is a her first published novel and I loved it. Interesting 2 stories separated by 20 years but linked by a run-down apartment in New York and a box o... READ MORE
What an incredible book!
That Green Eyed Girl tells the story of one apartment and the women who live there through two timelines, 1955 and 1975.
In 1955, Dovie and Gillian are li... READ MORE
Buy it, read it, love it
This book which is set in 1955 and 1975 is about Dovie and Gillian in a forbidden relationship, and Ava (1975) who receives a parcel from someone in France... READ MORE
Really unusual novel
I really enjoyed this book - well written and a bit different to the norm. Would definitely recommend as the perfect summer read!
Superb
This is the kind of book that takes your heart in it’s hands. That Green-Eyed Girl is stunning. It’s cast of rich characters pull you into their world; the... READ MORE
A beautifully crafted story
The New York of the mid-twentieth century comes alive between the pages of this debut novel by Cardiff author Julie Owen Moylan. The characters' lives are ... READ MORE
A wonderful evocative story that grabs from the first chapter about love and loss set in two decades of the 30th century .
This is essentially a story of love and loss. Set in New York in two different decades of the 20th century, the story centres around the forbidden love of ... READ MORE
That Green Eyed Girl - an evocative and riveting read
A tale of love lost and found in New York in the 1950s and 1970s. Beautifully depicted, with strongly conceived characters, you’re simply carried along wi... READ MORE
Super debut novel
This is one of those books that I completely lost myself in for hours at a time, and read in just two sittings. The split timeline of 1955 and 1975 take us... READ MORE
Strong debut
Incredibly moving and illuminating. It explores a period of history I knew very little about, and although you really get a sense of time and place, the mo... READ MORE
Couldn't put this book down.
What a debut novel this is, Julie Owen Moylan takes you on a journey to NYC via 1955 and 1975, her descriptions make you feel as though you are right there... READ MORE
Absolutely loved it
I have been looking forward to this release for a while & it didn’t disappoint. I found the characters engaging & well developed, and I laughed and cried a... READ MORE
A stunning debut
That Green Eyed Girl is Julie Owen Moylan’s beautiful, tender and devastating debut. Set in New York during both 1955 and 1975 this is a story of love, los... READ MORE