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Start giftingA Good Happy Girl
Narrator
Ellie Gossage
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Length
6 hours 41 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“Higgins’ debut is a pull on the cigarette you shouldn’t be having, the shot of adrenaline you get when you wake up through the daze of a hangover and remember your bad dreams. A Good Happy Girl is a pitch-perfect entry into the lesbian canon.”
— Gaby Iori • Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews
Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize—distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistant—Helen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity. Perceptive and attentive, Catherine and Katrina prod at Helen’s life, revealing a childhood tragedy she’s been repressing. When her father begs her yet again for help getting parole, she realizes that she has a bargaining chip to get answers to her past. A Good Happy Girl is interested in worlds without men—and women who will do what they can to get what they want. In her exploration of twisted desires, queer domesticity, and the effects of incarceration on the family, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who often don’t receive it, with unsettling results.
Marissa Higgins (she/her/hers) is a lesbian writer. A Good Happy Girl is her first novel.
Ellie Gossage is an actor turned narrator with a passion for bringing stories to life. Classically trained, she enjoys narrating young adult and fantasy and appreciates the opportunity to rep her queer identity with queer fiction and romance. Born in Colorado, she currently lives in New York City and has traveled the country working in different regional theaters and honing her craft.
