John Bowen
Praise for The Girls
[A] well-crafted novel of murder and mystery . . . Bowen’s handling of the novel’s conclusion—elegiac, compassionate and redemptive—is satisfying; his true subject becomes the nature of friendship
The New York Times Book Review
This is a charming little novel about two women who share a home, a garden, and later, a baby. What happens when the accidental father returns? Fans of Patricia Highsmith and Edward Gorey (whose delightful designs a ...
San Francisco Bay Times
Deadpan, sly, and threatening . . . I’m sure I’m not the only reader who thought of this book as his own secret, to be recommended only to the most unusual of friends, but now it’s back in the world and will hopeful ...
Slate
[A] well-crafted novel of murder and mystery . . . Bowen’s handling of the novel’s conclusion—elegiac, compassionate and redemptive—is satisfying; his true subject becomes the nature of friendship
The New York Times Book Review
This is a charming little novel about two women who share a home, a garden, and later, a baby. What happens when the accidental father returns? Fans of Patricia Highsmith and Edward Gorey (whose delightful designs a ...
San Francisco Bay Times
Deadpan, sly, and threatening . . . I’m sure I’m not the only reader who thought of this book as his own secret, to be recommended only to the most unusual of friends, but now it’s back in the world and will hopeful ...
Slate
[A] well-crafted novel of murder and mystery . . . Bowen’s handling of the novel’s conclusion—elegiac, compassionate and redemptive—is satisfying; his true subject becomes the nature of friendship
The New York Times Book Review
This is a charming little novel about two women who share a home, a garden, and later, a baby. What happens when the accidental father returns? Fans of Patricia Highsmith and Edward Gorey (whose delightful designs a ...
San Francisco Bay Times
Deadpan, sly, and threatening . . . I’m sure I’m not the only reader who thought of this book as his own secret, to be recommended only to the most unusual of friends, but now it’s back in the world and will hopeful ...
Slate