{"product_id":"ghost-girl-9781398560093","title":"Ghost Girl : The captivating coming-of-age memoir of surviving the Black Swan murder trial","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'AN ABSOLUTELY CAPTIVATING MEMOIR’ – Shari Franke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The House of My Mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva Benefield, the daughter of the victim of the viral ‘Black Swan Murder’ trial, tells her astonishing story about coming of age amid a viral true-crime spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva was still in high school when her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Within a year, her father married Ashley Byers, a twenty-four-year-old former bikini model and ballerina he had only known for a few weeks. ‘She looked sharp,’ Eva said of her strange new stepmother. ‘Like if you touched her you might bleed.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley soon convinced her new husband to open an international ballet company, but the money soon ran out and Ashley shot and killed Eva’s father - a crime dubbed ‘The Black Swan Murder’. Reeling from the sudden loss of both her parents and the looming criminal trial of her stepmother, Eva began to navigate the confusing world of adulthood all alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom losing friends who couldn't understand the nature of her new reality, to processing her grief and anger as she slowly pulled herself together and began to forge a new path forward, Eva – brimming with dark humour and wisdom beyond her years – confronts the triumphs and challenges of a truly incredible situation head on in this unforgettable memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘ Ghost Girl is a lighthouse for every woman who ever felt erased, overlooked or overshadowed. This book is brave in all the ways that matter' – Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author of Awake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Eva Benefield\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutobiography: general, Autobiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment, Memoirs, True crime, Gender studies: women\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 Jul 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eva Benefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319437730170,"sku":"9781398560093","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781398560093.jpg?v=1790628566","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/es\/products\/ghost-girl-9781398560093","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}