A Girl Returned
Donatella Di Pietrantonio
At 13, a girl in 1970s Abruzzo is sent back to her poor birth family, and finds a fierce bond with her little sister.
Both: Melancholic · Coming of age
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My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
Set in 1950s Naples, two girls from a poor neighbourhood, bound by a lifelong, competitive friendship
- Literary fiction
- Atmospheric
- Melancholic
- Friendship
- Coming of age
- Slow & immersive
- Medium read
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Swing Time
Zadie Smith
Two girls from a London estate who meet at dance class, and the friendship one of them can never stop measuring herself against
Both: Melancholic · Friendship
