The Garnett Girls

A powerful, big-hearted debut of love, sisterhood and what it means to be home – warm, joyful and tender

• 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)
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  ‘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
  
  

  Meet The Garnett Girls…

  Three sisters living in the shadow of their parents' glorious but devastating love affair.
  
  Rachel, desperate to return to London, but held hostage by the beloved, crumbling house they grew up in on the Isle of Wight.
  
  Imogen, with a devoted fiancé and a fledgling writing career, feeling a dangerous connection to a beautiful stranger.
  
  And wild, passionate Sasha, trapped between her sisters and her controlling husband, hiding a secret that could shake their family to the core…
  
  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
  
  Genre: General Fiction
  

"The Garnett Girls is just my kind of novel - a beautiful, faded family home, a large messy family that's full of secrets and misunderstandings, characters that are so alive and complex and fascinating. I loved the writing, the sharp-eyed descriptions and scene-setting, but most of all the emotional intelligence invested in all the characters. A fabulous debut." - Fanny Blake

"This novel has it all, wonderful contemporary characters you come to really care about, loving but tangled, and at times fraught, family relationships, love in all its forms, and at its core, a destructive family secret. I loved every minute I spent with the wonderful Garnett Girls, their friends and extended family." - Marika Cobbold

"Gorgeously written and utterly absorbing. A story to lose yourself in, characters to fall in love with: this sort of book is a rare and wonderful delight." - Lucy Foley

"The Garnett Girls hovers between Mary Wesley and Charlotte Mendelson in its conjuring of richly drawn, deeply fallible characters in enviable settings. Bad behavior abounds but so does a clear-eyed understanding of family dynamics and intimate damage." - Patrick Gale

"I fell head over heels in love with The Garnett Girls. Sublime writing, deep deep emotion, and characters you won't want to let go. It's as delicious and classy and intoxicating as a cool glass of Sancerre. Heavenly!" - Veronica Henry

"I fell completely and utterly in love with The Garnett Girls. Beautifully written, with an idyllic setting, fascinating characters and tangled family relationships, this debut is a gorgeous and compelling read." - Jill Mansell

"Pure pleasure. Indulgent, escapist, and gorgeously atmospheric, The Garnett Girls is a sweeping saga of family secrets, glamour and betrayal, in the tradition of Penny Vincenzi and Louise Bagshawe but with a style and heart all its own. Wonderful." - Emma Stonex

"The perfect holiday read and a slice of pure escapism. I was drawn into the world of The Garnett Girls, a compelling story full of warmth and shade, and characters that I'd love to party with in real life. Like the best of Rosamund Pilcher." - Harriet Tyce