Kirsty Capes works in marketing and lives in Slough with her golden retriever, Doug. She holds a PhD from Brunel University London; her thesis investigates representations of the care experience in contemporary British fiction. Her first novel, Careless, was longlisted for the Women's Prize 2022. Girls is her third novel.
Beautifully written, tender, moving. I can't say enough good things about it * LOUISE O'NEILL * A beautiful, rich, expansive novel. It'll be a while before I stop crying * JENNIE GODFREY * A funny, heartbreaking, astute look at art, trauma, the nature of celebrity, mothers, daughters, sisters and the awful things we do to each other. Expect to see this on every sunlounger this summer * THE SHIFT * I can't think when I last encountered a story world of this depth and faultless plausibility. Everything about it was perfect: intricate; warm; uncluttered. * ANSTEY HARRIS * Every word has the touch of genius * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * A pin-sharp, propulsive story about connection and family, legacy and art * KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE * Just sublime. Live, angry, funny, vital and playful * KATE SAWYER * Bold, brilliant, shocking and shattering * CHRIS WHITAKER * Raw, vivid, complex, painful and unexpectedly funny too - a brilliantly original novel that really gets under your skin * JOANNA GLEN * An ode to sisters, families and survival. A contender for my books of the year list * PRIMA Magazine * Five stars from me. Full of thrills & brilliant insights into the dark burden of the past, sisters & mothers, emotional damage & baggage * GEORGINA MOORE *