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Wars force humans to make advancements in weaponry. Popularity Popularity Featured Price: Most of the characters are unlikeable except of course River, the dog, he is in constant pain but is forever faithful and protective of Ana. View all 7 comments. Aug 26, Sharon rated it liked it Shelves: Anna lives on her own in a small town in Tasmania with her ageing dog, River.

Anna has endured a life of mental abuse from her mother and grandmother. She has now become a somewhat recluse and just keeps to herself and looks after River who hasn't been very well lately. When the body of a local woman, Rebecca Marsden is found in the area, Anna thinks she knows who's responsible, but Anna was the last person to see this woman alive. Anna's life is about to be turned upside down in more ways than Anna lives on her own in a small town in Tasmania with her ageing dog, River.

Anna's life is about to be turned upside down in more ways than one. Is Anna innocent or could she have something to do with this woman turning up dead? Dark, compelling, disturbing and chilling book that will keep you guessing till the very last page. The first novel by new writer Lynne Vincent McCarthy, Lonely Girl is a deep and dark journey into the human consciousness, life, death, trust and innocence.

Set in small town Tasmania, Lonely Girl circulates around the journey of Ana, a troubled woman, who is on the cusp of considering ending her life. Ana has always been an outcast, thanks to her upbringing and family connections. The only constant source of love in her life is her dear old dog River, but River too is entering the latter stages of his life. Just when Ana is ready to give it all up and end her life, something changes her mind. When a body of a local woman, Rebecca Marsden is uncovered, Ana feels compelled to seek justice for this local woman and put her plans aside.

Ana believes she may have been the last person to see Rebecca alive and she is on a hunch. Slowly we are starting the see more new writers crop up in this field and it pleases me greatly. I did however consume this book from the very beginning, to the bitter end. It was the setting, small town Tasmania, bordering Mount Wellington, that initially hooked me in to Lonely Girl. One of my favourite locales in our country is Tasmania and I tend to latch on to any book that is set in this beautiful part of Australia.

The setting descriptions were sublime and there was a panoramic quality to each scene described by McCarthy. If you have a tendency to lap up location descriptions, you will appreciate this segment of Lonely Girl, I know I did. The main character featured in Lonely Girl, Ana, is quite a complex woman. However, I feel that this is the direction McCarthy wants us to go with her lead. Ana is a challenge to unpack and we are never really sure if we can trust her.

So perhaps Ana could be considered to be an unreliable narrator. Ana is an unstable character, but she has had plenty of trauma in her life, which McCarthy reveals slowly through the unfolding narrative.

Anna is supported by a good range of outside characters that add to the story and provide interesting interactions with Ana. It certainly made this book a memorable read. Lonely Girl is not a thriller that is frantically paced, rather, it is a book that plods along.

McCarthy works hard to capture our interest by unveiling pertinent information to the main character and the plotline.

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Lonely Girl is eerie, absorbing and puzzling, so be prepared to set aside a decent chunk of time aside to fully appreciate what this book has to offer. Lonely Girl is a book that receives a high commendation from me. View all 4 comments. Sep 07, Julie rated it really liked it.

Have read all the reviews here. I agree that at times the plot is on the far fetched side. But I felt l was able to look past the plots failings and see the bigger broader journey Ana and River were on. It had sadness and empathy and an edge-e-ness that made it a page turner. Overall definitely worth a read.

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Jun 27, Pan Macmillan Australia added it. Do you like your crime novels dark and a bit twisted? Did you like Gone Girl and Misery? Then this is the novel for you. When the only character I actually liked was the dog and all the others are damaged and unlikeable in some way it is hard to tell whose version of the story is actually true. This book is extremely visual, d Do you like your crime novels dark and a bit twisted?

This book is extremely visual, dark and disturbing Jun 14, Mish rated it it was amazing. Dark and compelling, Lynne Vincent McCarthy's eery, seductive evocation of loneliness and the psycho-sexual spaces of memory and grief in her debut novel Lonely Girl, serves to create a striking and unconventional thriller. McCarthy deftly weaves an intricate and moving portrait of a young woman's reckoning with loss, violence and her own capacity for cruelty.

There are no easy answers in this uncompromising tale refusing to bend to generic plot conventions. Startling, beautiful and quite brilli Dark and compelling, Lynne Vincent McCarthy's eery, seductive evocation of loneliness and the psycho-sexual spaces of memory and grief in her debut novel Lonely Girl, serves to create a striking and unconventional thriller. Startling, beautiful and quite brilliant, Lonely Girl is the next wave in genre-bending fiction! I loved this book!

Jun 30, Anne Babington rated it it was amazing. Review I couldn't put this book down, literally, and finished it in less than 24 hrs. Firstly, the writing is beautiful, cinematic, descriptive but not onerous as it effortlessly draws you in and pulls you along in its richness. The characters are full, interesting and real with glimpses of their hearts however unfulfilled or damaged.

Difficult though many are, I cared for their journeys. While the plot may seem far fetched, you actually understand the steps that get Ana there and why. The unfold Review I couldn't put this book down, literally, and finished it in less than 24 hrs. The unfolding mystery got me and the end surprised me on a few levels. I'm sorry I've finished it already! Jul 13, Joanna added it. Did you like Gone Girl? Love Stephen Kings 'Misery'? The youll devour this twisty, disturbing and rather icky psychological thriller set in the shadow of Mt Wellington, Tasmania.

A woman has been found murdered and local hermit Ana thinks she knows exactly what happened to her - having witnessed sn illicit rendevouz between the woman and a handsome stranger. So when the oppurtunity arises for Ana to turn the tables on the suspected killer, she follows her instincrs. Those instincts lead her to a Did you like Gone Girl? Those instincts lead her to a dark and terrible place that will expose parts of herself she never knew were there, and in her struggle to keep her head above water the truth will out!

Jun 10, Katie Regan rated it it was amazing. From the first chapter of this book you can really tell that this writer has a truly unique voice. The descriptions are poignant and engaging - River feels like a dog that you know well and would instantly recognise if you saw him on the street. The story is haunting and heartbreaking at times, each chapter leaving you wanting more. This mysterious novel will give you goosebumps and a heart pounding read. Jul 05, Jenko rated it it was amazing. I loved this book, it hooked me in from the get go.

It operates as a thriller, but I was also really moved by it, something that rarely happens for me with this genre.

Vincent McCarthy offers up characters that are layered, complex and very human. Especially Ana, the novel's eponymous central character, who is trapped by memory and her past. Her world is a very interior one, but the author connects us strongly to her experience in a way that's accessible, honest and raw.

The relationship between I loved this book, it hooked me in from the get go. The relationship between Ana and the man she holds captive is far from clearly defined and kept surprising me at every turn. The setting did not ring true to me as I know the locations it covers. I thought the characters were poorly drawn, almost farcical. I felt too much was made of the old dog, and the descriptions of being captured in the basement were just over the top.

Aug 21, Deb Bodinnar rated it it was ok. I was really looking forward to reading this novel after reading the blurb, but sorry to say I was a bit disappointed in it. The only character that was likeable at all was River the dog and he was dying!

I thought the story line was one that should have readers chomping for more, instead I found it slow and at times monotonous. At the end I was just confused, not sure if it was me not understanding or if the end is open for a sequel. Sep 08, Jacqueline rated it liked it Shelves: This sense of not knowing what might happen next - it's as exhilarating as it is terrifying.

She doesn't want it to stop. It's like fate has brought him to her, literally smashing them together, answering a call she didn't even know she was making. She's not ready to let him go yet. What a beautiful opening chapter. Lynne Vincent McCarthy really lured me in with the image of a girl floating in the river, her arm tangled in the reeds as her dog watched silently from the shore.

I knew instantly tha This sense of not knowing what might happen next - it's as exhilarating as it is terrifying. I knew instantly that this new Australian author could write. Unfortunately, the rest of the story didn't reach such a high bar. Lonely Girl opens with a quote by Sylvia Plath, the author famed for committing suicide by sticking her head in an oven after a long battle with depression. Main protagonist Ana also experiences depression and suicidal thoughts, no doubt brought on by her boring life and dull job.

It's no wonder she decides to kill herself.

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I probably would have too. With her only friend and companion her dog River dying from cancer, Ana steals pills from work and fully prepares to do the deed. But River doesn't die and I found myself actually wishing she would hurry up and kill herself already.

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