Carol Birch: Shadow Girls [2022] paperback ZGEND Living in a time of

Living in a time of breathtaking change

the enslaved woman with whom it all began

Alone brings to resounding life perhaps the most critical year of twentieth-century history

but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives are the subject of this sedulously researched and richly illustrated book

it takes a Queen's eye to see connections where no one else can

Carol Birch: Shadow Girls [2022] paperback ZGEND Living in a time ofCombining psychological suspense with elements of the ghost story, Shadow Girls is a literary exploration of girlhood by the Booker Prize shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie. Manchester, 1960s. Sally, a cynical fifteen year old schoolgirl, is much too clever for her own good. When partnered with her best friend, Pamela a mouthy girl who no one else much likes Sally finds herself unable to resist the temptation of rebellion. The pair play truant,