Megan Mary Moore’s debut novel, The Girl in the Pipes, whispers out to readers like the voices heard in the water of bathrooms and kitchens by protagonists Dani and Marley. If you have ever had an intrusive thought telling you to escape, to wish for something different than your present circumstances, then you will sympathize with Moore’s characters: Marley a poet who is recovering from a destabilizing accident and Dani a plus-size influencer facing a mysterious illness. At just 40,000 words the novel can be read in an afternoon but might stay with you forever, and for anyone who has ever found hope within darkness they may find a home within these pages. Megan Mary Moore brings a poetic sensibility to her prose and creates an emotional world that centers two women trapped, betrayed by their friends and lovers, and caught at the crossroads between escape and misery. It’s mysterious, gripping, and beautiful.
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