I started this book a few years back, packed it with my activities for a summer camping event, then COVID hit and the tote it was in was put away. Then one day, a few months back, I pulled the tote out looking for something else and found the book. Once I started reading it, I needed to finish it.
The Girls a Novel by Emma Cline is a fictional tale paralleling the real-life horrors of living with Charles Manson and the terrible crimes they committed. You follow the story of a young woman, Evie Boyd, who felt out of place in her expensive home, snobbish friends, and her mother's lifestyle. She goes off looking for something better and finds Suzanne. Suzanne brings out feelings Evie never expected and when she was brought back to the ranch to meet Russell Hadrick she falls in love with the idea of the place.
Unfortunately, the longer she stays with them, the more she realizes something is not right, but by then she is too wrapped up in the world that she turns a blind eye to the chaos.
An interesting read for those curious about life with Manson. and all of it's sides.
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