That Green Eyed Girl

Loved this … I was gripped from the first page and eked out the last chapters as I didn’t want to leave the smoky clubs of 1950’s Manhattan. A stellar line-up of brave, complicated and bright women … prepare to lose yourself in a tale of love, loss and deceit – Sara Cox, Radio 2 DJ and host of BBC 2’s Between the CoversSummer sparkles in this book and so does the prose! – Damian BarrA gorgeous, evocative novel that’s part love story, part coming of age and part mystery. But all parts are superlative! * Red Online *I so enjoyed That Green Eyed Girl. The atmosphere of city heat and dust and stifling apartments was so vividly evoked. And I was equally invested in both narrative strands … I was hooked from the beginning – Clare Chambers, author of Small PleasuresIt’s beautifully written and particularly wonderful on forbidden love, loss and forgiveness * Daily Mail *I loved this. Dovie and Ava are both such compelling characters and the evocation of time and place so strong - I was irresistibly drawn into their stories. Sad, rage-inducing and uplifting - a very emotional read – Harriet Tyce, author of Blood OrangeJulie 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 *That Green Eyed Girl takes hold of you and draws you along. I loved the little connective details between the timelines and the unravelling of the gentle mystery of it all. Hits a perfect bittersweet note - I predict big things – Kate Sawyer, author of The StrandingWith an intriguing opening line and a camera-like gaze, the author places her readers in a New York apartment, where you feel the heat and hear the tinny radio … The characters are deftly drawn and emotionally engaging, and the plot develops at just the right pace, with unexpected twists. An accomplished debut * Woman’s Weekly *The mystery at the heart of this novel had me hooked from the start. I spent a weekend sitting in 1950s bars, listening to jazz with Gillian and Dovie, then skipping ahead twenty years to walk the same streets with Ava, remembering the awkwardness of being a teenager. Heartbreaking but with a satisfying ending, I will remember this book for a long time – Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

Julie Owen Moylan is the author of three novels- That Green Eyed Girl, 73 Dove Street and Circus of Mirrors. Her debut novel That Green Eyed Girl was a Waterstones’ Welsh Book of the Month and the official runner up for the prestigious Paul Torday Memorial Prize. It was also shortlisted for Best Debut at the Fingerprint Awards and featured at the Hay Festival as one of its ‘Ten at Ten’. 73 Dove Street was a Waterstones’ Books of 2023 and a Daily Mail Historical Fiction Book of the Year. As a filmmaker Julie won the Celtic Media Award for her graduation film “BabyCakes” before going on to win Best Short Film at the Swansea Film Festival. Her writing and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications including Sunday Express, The Independent, New Welsh Review and Good Housekeeping. She has a Masters in Filmmaking and an additional qualification in Creative Writing & English Literature. Julie is an alumna of the Faber Academy.