num_pages: 256
description: It is the beginning of the summer holidays; Julia and her best friends Chicky and Rachel are school leavers, waiting for the exam results that will determine their future. Theyand their parentsare excited when Miranda, a charismatic and exotically beautiful woman from the city, arrives to teach a summer class. But Miranda is not exactly as she appears, and somehow her influence begins to drive the girls apart. The New Girl is a novel about girls and the women who shape them; about influence, identity, individual freedom and group responsibility. Emily Perkins brings her sharp wit and compassionate gaze to small-town life; the result is a compelling and touching read.
language: English
title: The New Girl
titlecomplete: The New Girl
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 88
publisher: Picador