Emily Layden is a graduate of Stanford University and has taught at several girls' schools in the United States. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Marie Claire, Billfold, and Runner's World. All Girls is her first novel.
Genres: General Fiction
Emily Layden recommends
The House Party (2022)
Rita Cameron
"Does a place shape a person, or is a place shaped by its people? That's the conundrum at the core of Rita Cameron's smart, attentive novel. The House Party tugs on all the many interwoven threads of American suburbia - class and consequence, privilege and legacy, hope and the pursuit of happiness - without ever sacrificing read-in-one-sitting propulsion. Cameron has crafted an immersive, kaleidoscopic portrait of a community on the brink."
The Ruins (2022)
Phoebe Wynne
"Tense and atmospheric, The Ruins investigates trauma and memory with a knowing, meticulous hand. The Chateau des Setes--in all its crumbling, sinister glory--will imprint on your psyche as if you, too, spent a fateful summer there years ago...but it's the young women who call it home that leave the most lasting impression. This is a book that understands the inherent dangers of girlhood, and one that believes wholeheartedly in the innate resilience, bravery, and compassion of teenage girls themselves."
The Ballerinas (2021)
Rachel Kapelke-Dale
"There is a moment in THE BALLERINAS when Rachel Kapelke-Dale describes ballet as a place where women "both reign and serve." If you are anticipating competition and sabotage here, you won't be wrong--but to distill this novel to its rivalries is to do it a great injustice. THE BALLERINAS is an incisive examination of a place and institution that both depends upon and diminishes women; Kapelke-Dale has crafted a sharp exploration of bodies, art, and agency that left me wondering what it means to be an audience member, and what it means to be seen."
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