"Higgins spares nothing in her telling of the slow violence of grief, in the puzzlement of transformation and the skewing of sound mind from one instant of catastrophe...An exacting act of detonation, The Girls bares a talented writer's foundations at the same time as it raises the spirit of survival."
Kate Holden, author of In My Skin

"A tender and heartfelt book, exploring the intricacies and long aftermath of trauma and grief with great frankness and directness. Its honest and exacting exploration of what happens to the body and the self in grief is deeply moving, without being excoriating, and the writing is both lyrical and tough - Higgins has a distinctive and accomplished voice, and this book is a beautiful achievement."
Fiona Wright

"An astounding new voice whose work mines the slippery regions between grief, sex, love, parents and children. This book is a rare find."
Felicity Castagna

"An urgent, poetic and skinless howl of a book."
Lee Kofman