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The Girls Who Grew Big
by Leila Mottley
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Knopf and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Now available.
Leila Mottley's second novel, The Girls Who Grew Big, is a sympathetic look at young mothers in the Florida Panhandle. Just like the movie The Florida Project, Mottley romanticizes the deep poverty and abuse the Girls face. The writing is deeply poignant and often takes several flashbacks before we meet with the present moment and the secondary characters are hazy at best. Yet the stakes are so high for the Girls that it is impossible to look away. And maybe that's what the Girls need, just someone to look at all their glory and pain.
Now available.
Leila Mottley's second novel, The Girls Who Grew Big, is a sympathetic look at young mothers in the Florida Panhandle. Just like the movie The Florida Project, Mottley romanticizes the deep poverty and abuse the Girls face. The writing is deeply poignant and often takes several flashbacks before we meet with the present moment and the secondary characters are hazy at best. Yet the stakes are so high for the Girls that it is impossible to look away. And maybe that's what the Girls need, just someone to look at all their glory and pain.