
The Girl in the Book charts the journey of young woman's transformation. At the outset, Alice Harvey is a lost and self-destructive 29 year old girl unable to write, too damaged for love. When her past invades her present and forces her to confront painful memories, she shatters. Helped by her friend and a new love interest, she slowly rediscovers her creative voice.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Girl in the Book charts the journey of young woman's transformation. At the outset, Alice Harvey is a lost and self-destructive 29 year old girl unable to write, too damaged for love. When her past invades her present and forces her to confront painful memories, she shatters. Helped by her friend and a new love interest, she slowly rediscovers her creative voice.
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| Village VoiceAaron HillisCohn is clearly on the right track toward making the kind of nuanced grown-up dramas that sadly are no longer in vogue. |
| Washington PostStephanie MerryAs Alice, VanCamp is exceptional, eliciting our sympathy even when the character is making maddeningly self-destructive decisions. |
| New York PostSara StewartThough its resolution is a bit pat, most of The Girl in the Book is a smart and pointed look at abuses of power and roles women too often play in the literary world. |
| New York TimesAndy WebsterGiven [Ms. Cohn] confident hand behind the camera and gift for rich female characters, you hope to see more portraits from her in the future. |
| Movie TalkJason BestFittingly, at a time when the issue of sexual harassment is more urgent and raw than ever, this subtly compelling drama portrays a young woman grappling with the long-term repercussions of her teenage encounters with a predatory older man. |
| The PlaylistKatie WalshThe Girl in the Book is an auspicious debut for Cohn, a showcase for VanCamp’s true acting abilities, and a fascinating feminine story. |
| Under the RadarSarah WinshallCohn ... adeptly balances elements of contemporary romantic comedy and scathing cultural criticism in a film that is obviously deeply personal and simultaneously universal. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweCohn displays deep sympathy with her protagonist’s intersecting emotional crises, scripting a narrative that’s intensely perceptive without becoming mired in mawkishness. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyCohn handles all the performers very deftly. |
| Solzy at the MoviesDanielle SolzmanFor a for a first feature-length film from Cohn, it's a great showing and leaves you wanting to know want Cohn will do next. |