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|title=The Girls from Corona Del Mar

|sort=Girls from Corona Del Mar, The

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=304

|publisher=Hutchinson

|website=http://rufithorpe.com/

|summary=A rather depressing but brilliantly handled novel, portraying the lives and friendships of two girls growing up and growing apart, and dealing with issues such as death, drugs, abortion, parenthood and loss.

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Exploring the friendship of Mia and Lorrie Ann, two girls who grew up together in 1980's Corona Del Mar, this novel is unexpectedly tragic; definitely not just another trashy, girly work of fiction. Written from the point of view of Mia, it tells the journeys of the two friends and the events which have led them to where they are now. ''The Girls from Corona Del Mar'' explores not only the subjects of friendship, growing apart and growing up, but also those of death, war, drugs, abortion and coping with a disabled child. And, in my opinion, Rufi Thorpe does this brilliantly; sometimes with subtlety and elegance but often through the frank, brutal honesty of the character's narration.

For an equally tragic read exploring parenthood and relationships try [[The Choice by Susan Lewis]]

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[[Category:Women's Fiction]]