Girl One

A gripping and original exploration of sisterhood and identity * Vogue *
If The Handmaid’s Tale and the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a baby, the result would probably look something like this feminist sci-fi thriller * Harper's Bazaar *

Netflix, please make this into a series

* Prima *
Long fascinated by the idea of virgin birth, Sara Flannery Murphy has used the subject to craft her own chilling, page-turning speculative thriller * Living Magazine *
A masterpiece of controlled tension and revelation * Daily Mail *
A genre-defying, thought-provoking thriller that is impossible to put down. Girl One is an engaging, timely exploration of identity and the power women possess when they band together -- Kami Garcia, author of 'Beautiful Creatures'
The novel may remind many of [The Handmaid’s Tale], which is also set in a dystopian future and tackles issues of reproduction for women * Mail Online *
A fantastic tale of a super-powered girl desperately searching for her missing mother * Take a Break *
A highly imaginative and enjoyable novel that looks at motherhood, love and power, in a highly suspenseful and thrilling setting * Good Reading Magazine *
I was swept away by this potent feminist speculative literary thriller. Part road trip and part detective story, with a tender queer love story at its heart, a cinematic scope, gothic sensibilities and a wounded rage thrumming under the surface, Girl One will blaze a path through your reading this summer -- Jane Healey, author of 'The Animals at Lockwood Manor'
Girl One flares into the world with genetic possibilities and a bold remaking of history. A speculative feminist thriller of the highest order, Girl One is fresh, boundless and thought-provoking. Certain books and characters linger long after the final page. Josephine Morrow and her extraordinary journey is one you won’t soon forget -- Mindy Mejia, author of 'Everything You Want Me To Be' and 'Strike Me Down'
Sara Flannery Murphy’s Girl One is both a heart-pounding, binge-worthy thriller and a riveting exploration of creation, consent, and the power of sisterhood -- Layne Fargo, author of 'They Never Learn'
With a plot that races along, this is an imaginative and seductive supernatural novel that examines love, loss and terrifying obsession -- Praise for 'The Possessions' * Daily Mail *
Murphy unspools a creepingly clever ghost story that encompasses thriller, horror and literary fiction with seductive swagger … You’re delivered into an entirely compelling world with all the intoxicating imagination and white-knuckle plotting of high-Victorian sensation fiction … A simmering gothic joy -- Praise for 'The Possessions' * Guardian *
As well as being a supernatural tale, brilliantly evoking a time not quite our own but almost, The Possessions is a meditation on love, obsession and grief. In an almost Kafka-esque world, Sara Flannery Murphy’s subtle, spare and poised writing creates a gripping sense of threat that makes the book compelling reading -- Praise for 'The Possessions', Lucy Jago
A masterful blend of sci-fi, thriller and feminism in this tale of power and sisterhood * Woman's Own *
A deeply compelling reflection on the nature of humanity and the magnetism of familial connection. A truly feminist mystery exploring parthenogenesis and its implications both on microcosmic and macrocosmic scales. Sara Flannery Murphy is a fresh new voice * Aurealis Review *