Hot Sale The Girls I’ve Been

Author: Sharpe, Tess

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published on 4 February 2021 by Hachette Children’s Group (Hodder Children’s Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 336 pages
197 x 129 x 23 | 260g

Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown – this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. ‘Unlike anything I’ve read before… immediate, gripping, incredibly tense, heart-breaking, heart-warming and FUN! ‘ – Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderAs an ex con artist, Nora has always got herself out of tricky situations. But the ultimate test lies in wait when she’s taken hostage in a bank heist. And this time, Nora doesn’t have an escape plan …

Meet Nora. Also known as Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie and Ashley – the girls she’s been.

Nora didn’t choose a life of deception – she was born into it. As the daughter of a con artist who targeted criminal men, Nora always had to play a part. But when her mother fell for one of the men instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con herself: escape.

For five years Nora’s been playing at normal – but things are far from it when she finds herself held at gunpoint in the middle of a bank heist, along with Wes (her ex-boyfriend) and Iris (her secret new girlfriend and mutual friend of Wes … awkward). Now it will take all of Nora’s con artistry skills to get them out alive.

Because the gunmen have no idea who she really is – that girl has been in hiding for far too long …

‘Slick, stylish and full of suspense’ – Sophie McKenzie, author of Girl, Missing’A powerful gut-punch of a book that will leave you reeling long after its final pages. I couldn’t put it down!’ – Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill You’I could hardly breathe until I finished. The tension! Absolutely loved it.’ – Emily Barr, author of The One Memory of Flora Banks