The Ice Cream Girls (Thorndike Press Large Print African American) - Hardcover

Koomson, Dorothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410450643 ISBN 13: 9781410450647

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2012

Synopsis

Years after being convicted of a high-profile murder, Poppy Carlisle searches for her teenage friend, Serena Gorringe, to set the record straight, but Serena isn't sure she wants to revisit a past that will severely impact her present. (general fiction).

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About the Author

Dorothy Koomson wrote her first (unpublished) novel when she was 13 - and has been making up stories ever since. As a journalist she has written for several publications including The Guardian, New Woman and Cosmo. Her seven novels have all spent several weeks on the bestseller lists and have been translated into 28 languages across the world.

For more information on Dorothy, please visit her website at http://www.dorothykoomson.co.uk/.

Review

"The Ice Cream Girls...An intricate tragedy of seduction and abuse, the loss of self and family, and the agonizing path to redemption and absolution. I couldn't put it down. Neither will you."―Antoinette Van Heugten, author of Saving Max on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"A thought-provoking and moving tale about murder, betrayal and life-shattering secrets."―Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Obsession on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"I truly enjoyed this suspenseful story filled with tragedy, but ending with major triumph. There were so many moments when I held my breath - the scenes were so vivid, I felt as if I was right there experiencing all of their pain and mind control. It was a story that I didn't want to put down, and I completely loved the ending. This is a writer that I will be sure to follow."―Victoria Christopher Murray, bestselling author on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"The plot is brilliantly constructed to turn full circle, yet it never seems contrived. The dialogue crackles with tension, with not a syllable out of place. Alice Sebold impressed me with her imaginative realism in the memorable The Lovely Bones; in my view Dorothy Koomson 's imagination and empathy for her characters, trapped into the chilling fall-out of tragic events, is even stronger."―www.bookbag.co.uk on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"The first book of the year that's got out hearts racing, our minds boggling and us page-turning like there's no tomorrow. Flirty, frothy chick-lit this isn't - instead, grab a box of tissues and prepare not to surface out into the real world for a day or two..."―Heat on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"Koomson takes the story to the darkest of places, creating a masterpiece of manipulation, that builds layer by chilling layer to an outstanding climax that will make you - and your goosebumps - shudder."―Daily Record on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"Goodnight, Beautiful was Cosmo's favourite book of 2008, so we were beyond excited when Dorothy Koomson's latest novel landed on our desk. Another moving and thought-provoking read, this lives up to expectations."―Cosmopolitan on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"A fast paced, gritty and exhilarating read."―Hot Stars on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"A shocking tale of brutality and betrayal, shattered childhood and hidden truths that the reader, like Poppy and Serena, will strive to understand - and come to realise that sometimes the most powerful secrets are taken to the grave."―Take a Break on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

"Gritty and realistic, it mixes crime, drama and romance - the best women's fiction of the year so far."―Candis on THE ICE CREAM GIRLS

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1410450643
• ISBN 13: 9781410450647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 674