Versions Of A Girl

I LOVED this book; tender, lush and electric, a wild, heartbreaking, exhilarating ride. I fell in love with Fern and think she belongs to the all-time character canon, like Dodie Smith's Cassandra or Jean Rhys's Anna. There's so much truth, vulnerability and joy in Catherine Gray's prose - Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable and Careering

No other writer has ever made me laugh and cry as much as Catherine Gray - Daisy May Cooper

Catherine is such an exquisite writer and what a stunning debut this is. A bold concept executed brilliantly - Poorna Bell, author of This is Fine

Gorgeous. I was drawn in from the very first page. I defy you not to be deeply moved' - Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

Versions Of A Girl was that rare literary find: something that does something fresh and unique but without it feeling like a gimmick because the execution is as strong as the premise. At its heart is a central question: how much do our parents shape who we are? This question gives the novel shape and focus but its the fully-formed and brilliant characters that propel it forward. Catherine's writing is beautiful and I was captivated by Fern/ Flick's journeys. One of the best debuts I've read in a long time - Caroline Corcoran, bestselling author of Through the Wall

In this ambitious kaleidoscope of a debut novel, Catherine Gray tells the completely absorbing tale of two possible lives for the same troubled heroine who must find her own way against the highest of personal stakes. Fierce and unflinching about so many important themes - family and friendship, memory and art, addiction and recovery - Versions of a Girl is unputdownable - Kerri Maher, author of The Paris Bookseller

Compulsive, edible, I devoured it - Holly Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of Quit Like A Woman

I really, really loved it. It touched me in so many different ways and made me cry. It was one of those books that I didn't want to finish because I knew I would miss it so desperately - Nadia Sawalha