Things a Bright Girl Can Do

Nicholls has brought alive the young women of the past to empower the next generation – Alex O’Connell * The Times, Children’s Book of the Week *
Each voice is distinct, resonant and authentic… uniquely special – Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
Romantic and inspiring – Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times, Best Books of 2017 *
[A] chocolate box of a novel … books such as this are all the more to be prized * Telegraph *
A perfect balm to a frustrating world * Buzzfeed *
Timely, informative and hugely enjoyable… the book excels at what fiction is best at: inviting empathy and understanding for others * Irish Times *
Things A Bright Girl Can Do is relevant for every generation * Evening Standard *
A richly textured novel – Geraldine Brennan * Observer, Best books of 2017 *
Inspiring and infuriating in equal measures, Things A Bright Girl Can Do is an utterly captivating novel. Sally Nicholls deftly weaves history and politics into the narrative with such a lightness of touch, it was impossible to stop reading. Immensely enjoyable – Louise O’Neill
Fantastic. Conveys all the intricacies of the political and social situation in a way that’s vivid, hard-hitting, funny and emotionally compelling. It feels like we’re living it, rather than just learning about it. * Frances Hardinge *
Hurrah for Sally! This is a lovely and engrossing novel about three girls caught up in the Suffragette movement and WW1. It’s Sarah Waters for teens, pitch-perfect, historically accurate, very romantic and a jolly good read. * Robin Stevens *
Tough, unsentimental and well realised – Amanda Craig * New Statesman, Best Books of 2017 *
An incredible read for any young person, that teaches the importance of equality – Natasha Harding * The Sun *
A fascinating and emotive read for any budding feminist * Scotsman *
A captivating YA novel… Things a Bright Girl Can Do explores sexual identity, the grim realities of poverty and war and the fraught nature of first love. Its appeal will reach readers of any age. – Sarra Manning * Red Magazine *

Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees. After school, she travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan.

Sally’s first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Costa Children’s Book Award, the YA Book Prize, and the Carnegie Medal (twice).

She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.

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