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Girl One

By: Sara Flannery Murphy
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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Orphan Black meets Margaret Atwood in this twisty supernatural thriller about female power and the bonds of sisterhood....

Josephine Morrow is Girl One, the first of nine “Miracle Babies” conceived without male DNA, raised on an experimental commune known as the Homestead. When a suspicious fire destroys the commune and claims the lives of two of the Homesteaders, the remaining Girls and their Mothers scatter across the United States and lose touch.

Years later, Margaret Morrow goes missing, and Josie sets off on a desperate road trip, tracking down her estranged sisters who seem to hold the keys to her mother’s disappearance. Tracing the clues Margaret left behind, Josie joins forces with the other Girls, facing down those who seek to eradicate their very existence while uncovering secrets about their origins and unlocking devastating abilities they never knew they had.

A spellbinding supernatural thriller, Girl One combines the provocative imagination of Naomi Alderman's The Power with the propulsive, cinematic storytelling of a Marvel movie. In her electrifying new novel, Sara Flannery Murphy digs deep into women’s extraordinary power and reveals an unassailable truth: so much strength lies in numbers.

A Macmillan Audio production from MCD

©2021 Sara Flannery Murphy (P)2021 Macmillan Audio
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Girl One | Mother One

Narration was well done albeit a bit over dramatic. Enjoyed the story and would make an interesting film. Thanks.

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Fascinating story of love and bravery

This is so well done. Love the story and the performance made it even better! Highly recommended tale of strong women!

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One problem, I listened to it too fast!

It was a non stop adventure, and mostly unpredictable. Very fun, a great beach book or for a road trip.

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I stopped at the weird make out scene…

They’re “sisters” but they’re not. Idk the make out scene just felt icky. Thank you next.

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good story

this was an interesting story, a different and creative plot and good characters. Unfortunately, the narrator, while nailing the different voices, was sometimes overly dramatic and frantic sounding, which intruded on the narration, often leaving me irritated. I almost quit it several times because of this, but, in the end, kept going just to see how the author finished it.

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Magnificent!

The story unwinds from the miracle of virgin birth, parthenogenesis, to the stunning conclusion, everything laid bare, the awfulness and the wonder, the betrayal and the brutal honesty. And the love that conquers all.

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An insane experience

Both the narrator and the author are magic in this book! It's like this book was written for this narrator to tell the story, I can't even begin to explain. Girl One was an incredible book, if you're into sci-fi feminism you're going to love it for sure.

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Another YA novel disguised as a book for grownups

If you’ve been waiting your entire life to read the X-MEN but instead of men they’re lesbian feminists who are overly sentimental about their moms, then you will thoroughly enjoy this book.

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Spend your credit

I like stories with unique new twists and this one had that for me. It had me engrossed from the beginning. The narrator is especially good. I don’t normally review but this book is new on Audible and it deserves a look.

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Super Intriguing

Loved the whole concept. The mythology meets science but doesn’t need science aspect.
I need a volume two cause I want to know what ol’ doc was looking for in Texas. I want to know what those murderous guys’ confessions looked like. What’s the legal fallout? And will the others join Josie, Kate, Fiona, and Isabelle to form an all girls avengers?

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