City of Girls: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Jun 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing
4.5star
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**A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**
**A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM**
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'Stunning' - Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN
'Warm and wise' - Stephanie Merritt, Observer
'Glamorous, sexy, compelling' - Dolly Alderton, Sunday Times
'I fell in love with Vivian from page one' - Daisy Buchanan
'An education in love, and an iridescent delight' - Rowan Pelling, Spectator
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New York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble from one end of the city to the other. But there is risk in all this play – that's what makes it so fun, and so dangerous. Sometimes, the world may feel like it's ending, but for Vivian and Celia, life is just beginning.
City of Girls is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship – and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong.
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'There is so much to love in City of Girls' - Independent
'Wherever Liz Gilbert goes, we'll follow' - Oprah magazine, Best book releases
'Sensational' - Cosmopolitan
'As bubbly as a champagne cocktail but with a real kick in the tail' - Sunday Express
'Explores female desire in a radically refreshing way' - independent.co.uk
'Brilliant on female friendship, desire and the influence a good mentor can bring to enrich a young woman's life' - Grazia Summer Reads
**A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**
**A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM**
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'Stunning' - Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN
'Warm and wise' - Stephanie Merritt, Observer
'Glamorous, sexy, compelling' - Dolly Alderton, Sunday Times
'I fell in love with Vivian from page one' - Daisy Buchanan
'An education in love, and an iridescent delight' - Rowan Pelling, Spectator
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New York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble from one end of the city to the other. But there is risk in all this play – that's what makes it so fun, and so dangerous. Sometimes, the world may feel like it's ending, but for Vivian and Celia, life is just beginning.
City of Girls is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship – and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong.
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'There is so much to love in City of Girls' - Independent
'Wherever Liz Gilbert goes, we'll follow' - Oprah magazine, Best book releases
'Sensational' - Cosmopolitan
'As bubbly as a champagne cocktail but with a real kick in the tail' - Sunday Express
'Explores female desire in a radically refreshing way' - independent.co.uk
'Brilliant on female friendship, desire and the influence a good mentor can bring to enrich a young woman's life' - Grazia Summer Reads
Ratings and reviews
4.5
48 reviews
Grace J. Reviewerlady
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April 30, 2020
I have to admit I struggled with this one; it has it's moments but for the most part it was a bit of a slog. Vivian arrives in New York to live with her Aunt Peg, but it's not the life that a genteel young lady is used to. Given free rein, Vivian and her friend Celia become wild young things, filling their time with nothing but fun once the work of the day is over . . . I couldn't wait to get started reading this one; the blurb really attracted me and I was sure it was my kind of book. In a way, it was - but I found the style of writing not to be to my taste. For a start, the whole story is told by way of a letter and this is the longest letter I've ever come across. There are some really exciting moments but, whilst I am no prude, I found a lot of it to be rather sleazy. The bit I adored more than anything was all the sewing details and Vivian's skill and thirst for learning more about this. There was a few other bits which brightened up the story for me but, for the most part I had to make myself keep reading and it was a relief to reach the final page. Overall - after considerable thought - I have given this one 2.5*. However, I am sure that others will love it .. we all have different tastes after all!
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Liam Weaver
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June 8, 2019
An absolute must read And a whirlwind last few days! It's been a very long time since I've been captivated and glued to the pages of a novel. City of Girls was a wonderful surprise. Gilbert set the scene of NY in the 1940s and the characters so relatable I feel sad to have now finished it. I will definitely buy for friends and family. A true delight!
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Janine Genis
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December 19, 2020
Loved this book! Makes me want to go to New York!
About the author
Elizabeth Gilbert is the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 46 languages, and several other international bestselling books of fiction and non-fiction. Her story collection Pilgrims was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award; The Last American Man was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her follow-up memoir to Eat Pray Love, Committed, became an instant number one New York Times bestseller. She has published two novels, Stern Men and The Signature of All Things, which was longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. She lives in New Jersey. www.elizabethgilbert.com / @GilbertLiz
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