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.
As part of an experiment, 9 women have cloned themselves. These women are known as the mothers (Mother One through Mother Nine) who produced 9 girls (Girl One through Girl Nine). They all live in a home called The Homestead until a devastating fire destroys the building and leaves two people dead.
The mothers and girls scatter across the country. Until Girl One, Josie, discovers that her mother (Mother One) is missing. Josie searches for her mother and meets up with the other Mother/Girl combinations along the way.
Phenomenal and fast-paced, this book was extremely entertaining! Murphy is a master story-teller, and Girl One is one of those books that will become a classic. It was entirely unpredictable and kept me guessing until the very end. I am dying to read the next book in this series (not sure if there is a series planned but there should be).
Yes, yes, and yes! Girl One is a serious contender for Book of the Year. This book is so good that I am pre-ordering another copy right now because one day soon someone will look at that book and say, “Oh my Gosh! You have a first edition of Girl One?!” That is how good this book is.
Nikki Cameron 