Hold My Girl

‘Raw and affecting … This book really pulls at the heart-strings’ * CultureFly *‘Carr gracefully explores the moral dilemma and custody battle … Fans of The Herd will love it!’ * Grazia *‘Complex, tender and compelling’ * Platinum ‘Book of the Month’ 5 stars *’[A] tense, emotional story about racial identity, loss and betrayal’ * Daily Mail ‘Fiction books to watch in 2023’ *‘Thoughtful, tense and affecting’ – Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push‘An absorbing and engaging novel that twists the heart’ – Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy‘Breathtakingly taut, unflinching and poignant’ – Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of LUCKY‘Compelling and thought-provoking … A page turner’ – Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake‘A tender exploration of secrets, loss and motherhood’ – Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, international bestselling author of In Every Mirror She’s Black‘A future classic’ – Leah Hazard, Sunday Times bestselling author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story‘Will break your heart’ – Julie Ma, author of Richard and Judy selected debut Happy Families‘Beautiful and unflinching’ – Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures‘Intensely propulsive … I was spellbound’ – Heather Marshall, #1 bestselling author of Looking For Jane‘An absolute triumph’ – Julianne Maclean, USA Today bestselling author‘Tense and captivating … Will set your heart racing’ – Ronali Collings, author of Love and Other Dramas‘A breathtaking, gut-wrencher’ – Kerry Lonsdale, Washington Post and Kindle bestselling author‘Holds nothing back’ – Barbara Conrey, USA Today bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye‘So many twists and turns’ – Christy Ann Conlin, author of The Speed of Mercy‘I couldn’t have loved it more’ – Joanne Gallant, author of A Womb in the Shape of a Heart‘Unforgettable … A storyteller at the top of her game’ – Barbara Joseelsohn, bestselling author of The Lilac House and The Cranberry Inn‘A gripping, thorny premise that explores motherhood and its primal tug. It’s twisty and forensic but also wise and moving’ – Beth Morrey, author of Em & Me and the Sunday Times bestseller Saving Missy

Charlene Carr spent much of her childhood creating elaborate, multi-faceted storylines for her dolls and reading under the blankets with a flashlight when she was supposed to be asleep. A bit of a nomad, she’s lived in four countries and seven Canadian provinces. After working an array of mostly writing related jobs, she decided the time had come to focus exclusively on her true love - novel writing. She lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and daughters. We Rip the World Apart is her eleventh novel.