THE GIRL INSIDE

by Jeanette Eyerly ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 29, 1968

Quick, the kleenex. The Girl Inside is fighting for her life--first her mother died, then her father, then she suffered through an uninterested aunt, an overinterested cousin, an attempted suicide, and a Juvenile Home (where the story starts). When Dave Keller, representing the Judge's office, offers to become her foster-father, Christina begins to touch the bruised inner self, but meeting new people means explaining her past and leads almost always to tears. Clay alone among the kids at school shows constant affection, and she begins to respond; then Dave dies. She decides to stay with Mrs. Keller and little Davey, but eyes the Digitalis first, then hears her foster mother discussing her lifeless influence. More ups and downs: Davey Keller suffers a concussion because of her neglect; the ""fat girl"" whose locker is near hers leaves a suicide note: the aggressive cousin appears unannounced to apologize for his behavior; Clay reveals that Dr. Fair, Christie's long-avoided psychiatrist, is also his mother. The weepiest heroine since Alice nearly drowned herself, Christie won't comfort the genuinely distraught or recently orphaned though she'll find sob-stantial sympathy.

Pub Date: March 29, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1968

Categories: FICTION