That Green Eyed Girl: Be transported to mid-century New York in this evocative and page-turning debut

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The author cleverly weaves both stories together when a box of old photographs and letters are delivered to the apartment in 1975. Ava makes it her mission to find out where Dovie and Gillian are, she would like nothing more than to give their possessions to them. Julie Owen Moylan expertly places her readers in a New York apartment, where you feel the heat and hear the tinny radio . . . There's a cinematic quality to this novel; the characters are deftly drawn and emotionally engaging, and the plot develops at the right pace, with unexpected twists. An accomplished debut Woman & Home, BOOK OF THE MONTH The stories overlap in more ways than one and I really liked this. I do love a book set in New York and the atmosphere from the different time periods was evocative and I really felt like I could imagine life for both sets of characters,

Wonderful . . . utterly transported me to the jazz bars and stuffy apartments of New York, while telling a moving and compelling story about a time in history I knew little about -- Neema Shah, author of Kololo Hill I really loved the dual timeline, in New York. 1955 the view from Dovie and 1975 the view from Ava. The same apartment but different people. It was so cleverly written in how everything unfolded and was so brilliantly weaved together. I really connected with both Dovie and Ava. Two very different women who just want to be loved and both suffer heartbreak. I really felt the emotions.In 1955, the apartment is home to Dovie and Gillian. Two teachers who share their space so well. For them, the apartment is their sanctuary, the place that they can be who they really are. Away from prying eyes and judgemental tongues. As they listen to their jazz records, dance around the living room and share a nightcap tumbler of whiskey, there is no doubt that these are two women who care so much for each other. However, it's the 1950s America and there are people who would stop at nothing to make sure that their happiness doesn't last. With the risk of losing their jobs, and coping with family disapproval, they've done all they can to hide what they are. Then Judith turns up. What a totally obnoxious, bitter and vile character she is. Perfectly crafted, Judith will make readers howl with frustration and anger as she schemes and plots to get what she wants. She will allow nobody to get in her way.

A gorgeous, evocative novel that's part love story, part coming of age and part mystery. But all parts are superlative! * Red Online * I've spent the whole day reading this mesmerising book. Such a devastating, gripping story and stunning, powerful writing. Once I started I just could not stop Aliya Ali-Afzal, author of Would I Lie to You Wonderful . . . utterly transported me to the jazz bars and stuffy apartments of New York, while telling a moving and compelling story about a time in history I knew little about." - Neema Shah Read this if you want to be transported to NYC to feel the sizzle of summer and experience the smoky, sultry glow of 1950s jazz clubs InsideKentA gorgeous, evocative novel that's part love story, part coming of age and part mystery. But all parts are superlative! Red Online A poignant coming of age and a gorgeously romantic and tragic queer love story -- Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour

Made me cry, took me to smoke-filled jazz bars, and made me want to dance. A brilliantly written, evocative and moving novel." - Anna Mazzola This book ... wow. So beautifully written, you feel you're there in New York, feeling everything the characters feel. A very original story that will stay with me for a long time." - Frances Quinn The mirroring of loneliness, hopelessness, pain and feeling of abandonment experienced by the two main characters whilst in their different timelines was difficult to read at times, but really well done. You really do feel everything along with them. It’s also an incredibly moving and eye-opening novel which shows just the kind of madness faced by people in queer relationships at the time - from arrest to conversion therapy and all the cruelties in between. There’s a clever little tie-in with Ava’s mum which I really loved but that totally broke my heart too.I felt heartbroken for Ava, left alone when her mum couldn’t cope, with a dad who didn’t do a very good job of stepping up, all while trying to negotiate the hormones and other pressures of being a teenage girl. I loved her ingenuity of trying to find out who the box of belongings belonged to. This is a story with a dual timeline predominantly set in an apartment in New York City in 1975 and 1955. This book is such a mixture of so many different topics - mental health issues, friendship, love, forbidden relationships, deception, betrayal, complex family relationships and loneliness - but that's what makes it so interesting and intriguing. At it's very heart, this read is really just one big mystery, and the reader needs to piece everything together as the story moves between the different time periods. Not only assured, pacy and involving, but both heartbreaking and heartmending' HOPE ADAMS, AUTHOR OF DANGEROUS WOMEN