The Women and the Girls

Laura Bloom

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The Women and The Girls by Laura Bloom is a 1970s Sensation

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The Women and The Girls by Laura Bloom is a 1970s Sensation

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Author: Laura Bloom
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Genre: Fiction
Released: 19 January, 2021

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Synopsis

Three friends. Three marriages left behind. Life begins in earnest. It's 1977, and warm, bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, who has recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband and is feeling adrift, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the women form an unexpected bond. Their husbands aren't happy about it, and neither are their daughters. Set against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and The Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom.

About the author

Laura Bloom

Laura Bloom is the author of eight critically acclaimed and bestselling novels for adults and children, and an award winning screenwriter for film and television. Her most recent novel, Mika and Max, about an unlikely friendship which springs up between a young girl and a boy with autism, is published by Walker Books and is on sale now. Her next novel, The Women and The Girls, will be published by Allen and Unwin in 2021.

For more information, visit www.laurabloom.com.au