One of the biggest debuts for 2023 Number One Bestseller in Audio Picked by Stylist as a Big Fiction Debut for 2023 Included in the Ten Best New Novelists for 2023 ( Observer ) ____ ''Moore finds wry humour in her protagonists'' dilemmas, conjures a beguiling sense of place, and wrings emotional depth out of the women''s fractious relationships with each other'' The Times ''An assured first novel... this immersive saga probes the traumas all families conceal. It is a novel of appetite... readers will down greedily'' The Sunday Times ''With Moore''s evocative prose it''s easy to see why The Garnett Girls is being likened to works by... Penny Vincenzi and Maeve Binchy'' The Observer Forbidden, passionate and all-encompassing, Margo and Richard''s love affair was the stuff of legend- but, ultimately, doomed. When Richard walked out, Margo locked herself away, leaving her three daughters, Rachel, Imogen and Sasha, to run wild. Years later, charismatic Margo entertains lovers and friends in her cottage on the Isle of Wight, refusing to ever speak of Richard and her painful past. But her silence is keeping each of the Garnett girls from finding true happiness. Rachel is desperate to return to London, but is held hostage by responsibility for Sandcove, their beloved but crumbling family home. Dreamy Imogen feels the pressure to marry her kind, considerate fiance, even when life is taking an unexpected turn. And wild, passionate Sasha, trapped between her fractured family and controlling husband, is weighed down by a secret that could shake the family to its core... The Garnett Girls , the captivating debut from Georgina Moore, asks whether children can ever be free of the mistakes of their parents. Praise for The Garnett Girls : ''A rare and wonderful delight'' Lucy Foley ''I adored it'' Bryony Gordon ''A delicious read'' Rachel Joyce ''Richly drawn'' Patrick Gale ''What a gem of a book!'' Erica James ''A smashing debut exploring the secrets every family keeps'' Daisy Goodwin ''Pure pleasure'' Emma Stonex ''Beautifully written'' Jill Mansell ''A wonderfully woven tale of love, friendship and family'' Catherine Alliott ...

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Now Deputy MD of Arts PR Agency Midas, Georgina Moore is an award-winning book publicist, who has worked in the publishing industry for twenty years, most recently at Headline. The Garnett Girls is Georgina's first novel and is set on the Isle of Wight, where Georgina and her family have a holiday houseboat called Sturdy. Georgina's main residence is a houseboat in the River Thames, where she lives with her partner, two children and Bomber, the Border Terrier. You can find her as @PublicityBooks on X and @georginamooreauthor on Instagram.

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Winner of the Book of the Year at The Isle of Wight Book Awards'As immersive and compelling as the girls themselves. You will get lost in their lives, and want to stay with them forever' Jennie Godfrey

'A dazzlingly layered family portrait with a mystery at its heart, complete with a cast of characters who feel so real' Claire Daverley

'A story full of secrets, the weight of family expectations and the love that binds us together, this is a brilliantly readable debut' Fabulous

'A glamorous family drama... If you love books about rich, beautiful people behaving badly... then you are going to adore The Garnett Girls'***Red***

***Love makes you do things you never thought you were capable of...* Margo and Richard's love affair was fiery, forbidden and all-consuming, but ultimately doomed. When it imploded, Margo was left broken.

Margo never spoke a word about the man who abandoned his young family so easily. She's forged a new life which she's determined to live her own way, despite the disapproval of her daughters.

Her eldest, Rachel longs to escape the responsibility of caring for Sandcove, the crumbling house where she and her sisters were left to run wild.

Dreamy Imogen should be getting ready for her wedding but is feeling a dangerous connection to a beautiful stranger.

And the youngest of the three, wild, passionate Sacha, is carrying a secret from their past that will shake the family to its core...

The Garnett Girls is the Sunday Times bestselling debut which asks whether children can ever be free of the mistakes of their parents.

*** Readers love The Garnett Girls*! 'It's hard to believe this is actually the author's debut... Brilliant, often moving, constantly relatable tale of family, relationships and heartbreak'

'A wonderfully immersive read. It's beautifully written - a family drama with a hint of intrigue'

'The Garnett Girls is a glorious family saga which swept me along, riding the highs and the lows of the three sisters... I felt like I was sitting around a table with friends'

'I was completely immersed in the Garnett girls' world. I still find myself thinking of each of them even after finishing the book... Loved it!'

Praise for The Garnett Girls:

'A rare and wonderful delight' Lucy Foley

'I adored it' Bryony Gordon

'A delicious read' Rachel Joyce

'Richly drawn' Patrick Gale

'What a gem of a book!' Erica James

'A smashing debut exploring the secrets every family keeps' Daisy Goodwin

'Pure pleasure' Emma Stonex

'Beautifully written' Jill Mansell

'A wonderfully woven tale of love, friendship and family' Catherine Alliott