The Shining Girls A Novel

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First edition, first printing 2013

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ISBN 978-1-4152-0201-2 (Print)

ISBN 978-1-4152-0504-4 (ePub)

ISBN 978-1-4152-0505-1 (PDF)

Cover design by Joey Hi-Fi

Photographs by Lauren Beukes, Nico Krijno and Robert-David Jones

Text design by 128Design

Set in FFScala

For Matthew

Table of Contents

Author biography

Harper 17 July 1974

Harper 20 November 1931

Kirby 18 July 1974

Harper 22 November 1931

Kirby 9 September 1980

Harper 22 November 1931

Kirby 30 July 1984

Harper 24 November 1931

Kirby 3 January 1992

Mal 29 April 1988

Harper 29 April 1988

Dan 10 February 1992

Harper 28 December 1931

Kirby 2 March 1992

Harper any time

Dan 2 March 1992

Zora 28 January 1943

Kirby 13 April 1992

Harper 4 January 1932

Dan 9 May 1992

Willie 15 October 1954

Dan 1 June 1992

Harper 26 February 1932

Kirby 23 March 1989

Dan 24 July 1992

Kirby 24 July 1992

Mal 16 July 1991

Kirby 22 November 1931

Harper 22 November 1931

Harper 20 November 1931

Kirby 2 August 1992

Dan 2 August 1992

Harper 16 October 1954

Kirby 11 August 1992

Harper 24 March 1989

Alice 4 July 1940

Kirby 27 August 1992

Harper 10 April 1932

Dan 11 September 1992

Harper no time

Margot 5 December 1972

Kirby 19 November 1992

Harper 16 August 1932

Kirby 14 January 1993

Harper 1 May 1993

Catherine 9 June 1993

Jin-Sook 23 March 1993

Kirby 23 March 1993

Harper 20 August 1932

Alice 1 December 1951

Harper 1 December 1951

Kirby 12 June 1993

Harper 28 March 1987

Harper 12 June 1993

Dan 13 June 1993

Harper 13 June 1993

Rachel 13 June 1993

Kirby 13 June 1993

Dan 13 June 1993

Harper 13 June 1993

Kirby 13 June 1993

Kirby and Harper 22 November 1931

Dan 13 June 1993

Kirby and Dan 13 June 1993

Dan 3 December 1929

Harper and Kirby 13 June 1993

Harper 13 June 1993

Kirby 13 June 1993

Postscript Bartek 3 December 1929

Acknowledgements

Easy Touch: A short story by Lauren Beukes

Designing The Shining Girls Cover: An Interview with Joey Hi-Fi

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Copyright

Dedication