Transport yourself to mid-century New York in this compelling and evocative story of secrets, jealousy and hidden love
'Book of the Month' WOMAN & HOME
'Dazzling debut' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'So vividly evoked' CLARE CHAMBERS
'I was gripped from the first page' SARA COX
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NEW YORK CITY, 1955.
In the dimmed lights of their apartment, Dovie and Gillian love each other in secret. Mixing drinks, dancing to slow jazz, they guard their lives closely, knowing they'll never truly be safe.
And yet, outside, someone suspects the truth.
Gillian fears the worst, and grips on to Dovie more tightly. But Dovie, seeing the good in people, lets the door open . . .
Is this their chance to finally be free?
Or are they in even more danger than before?
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'Superlative' RED
'Summer sparkles in this book and so does the prose' DAMIAN BARR
'Highly recommended' NIKKI MAY, AUTHOR OF WAHALA
READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH THAT GREEN EYED GIRL
'Broke me, put me back together. Just buy this. You won't regret it' 5* READER REVIEW
'The pacing is perfect, the voice is striking' 5* READER REVIEW
'So well written that you truly feel like you're there' 5* READER REVIEW
'The ending will floor you' 5* READER REVIEW
'I was blown away by this book! So evocative of the period' 5* READER REVIEW
'It would make a lovely film, with beautiful visuals and a killer jazz soundtrack' 5* READER REVIEW
'Pick it up if you wanted to be transported to mid-century NYC (and if you like a novel that makes you want to dance and weep in equal measure)' 5* READER REVIEW
'This is the kind of book that takes your heart in its hands' 5* READER REVIEW
Loved this . . . I was gripped from the first page and eked out the last chapters as I didn't want to leave the smoky clubs of 1950's Manhattan.
A stellar line-up of brave, complicated and bright women . . . prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit Sara Cox, Radio 2 DJ and host of BBC 2's Between the Covers
Julie Owen Moylan is the author of three novels: That Green Eyed Girl, 73 Dove Street and Circus of Mirrors. Her debut novel That Green Eyed Girl was a Waterstones' Welsh Book of the Month and the official runner up for the prestigious Paul Torday Memorial Prize. It was also shortlisted for Best Debut at the Fingerprint Awards and featured at the Hay Festival as one of its 'Ten at Ten'. 73 Dove Street was a Waterstones' Books of 2023 and a Daily Mail Historical Fiction Book of the Year. As a filmmaker Julie won the Celtic Media Award for her graduation film "BabyCakes" before going on to win Best Short Film at the Swansea Film Festival. Her writing and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications including Sunday Express, The Independent, New Welsh Review and Good Housekeeping. She has a Masters in Filmmaking and an additional qualification in Creative Writing & English Literature. Julie is an alumna of the Faber Academy. Circus of Mirrors will be published in Sept 2024.
Julie can be found on Twitter: @JulieOwenMoylan
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Julie Owen Moylan was born in Cardiff and has worked in a variety of jobs from trainee hairdresser and chip shop attendant at sixteen to business management consultant and college lecturer in her thirties. She then returned to education to complete her Master's degree in Film before going on to complete a further Master's degree in Creative Writing. Julie is an alumna of the Faber Academy's Writing a Novel course. She lives in Cardiff with her husband and two cats. Julie can be found on Twitter: @JulieOwenMoylan
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'BOOK OF THE MONTH' WOMAN & HOME
'DAZZLING DEBUT' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'SUPERLATIVE' RED
'SO VIVIDLY EVOKED' CLARE CHAMBERS, AUTHOR OF SMALL PLEASURES
'I WAS GRIPPED FROM THE FIRST PAGE' SARA COX
'BROKE ME, PUT ME BACK TOGETHER. JUST BUY THIS. YOU WON'T REGRET IT' 5* READER REVIEW
'SUMMER SPARKLES IN THIS BOOK AND SO DOES THE PROSE!' DAMIAN BARR
'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' NIKKI MAY, AUTHOR OF WAHALA
1955: In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth . . .
1975: Twenty years later in the same apartment, Ava Winters is keeping her own secret. Her mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn't understand - until one sweltering July morning, she disappears.
Soon after her mother's departure, Ava receives a parcel. Addressed simply to 'Apartment 3B', it contains a photo of a woman with the word 'LIAR' scrawled across it. Ava does not know what it means or who sent it. But if she can find out then perhaps she'll discover the answers she is seeking - and meet the woman at the heart of it all . . .
READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH THAT GREEN EYED GIRL
'The pacing is perfect, the voice is striking' 5* READER REVIEW
'So well written that you truly feel like you're there' 5* READER REVIEW
'The ending will floor you' 5* READER REVIEW
'I was blown away by this book! So evocative of the period' 5* READER REVIEW
'It would make a lovely film, with beautiful visuals and a killer jazz soundtrack' 5* READER REVIEW
'Pick it up if you wanted to be transported to mid-century NYC (and if you like a novel that makes you want to dance and weep in equal measure)' 5* READER REVIEW
'This is the kind of book that takes your heart in its hands' 5* READER REVIEW
