Darling Girls (2023) is a crime novel by Australian writer Sally Hepworth.
3 professional women, all former foster kids, are contacted by police because the remains of a child have been found on the grounds of their former foster home.
The story is told from the perspective of each woman as they share their past, their experience in foster care with Miss Fairchild, & the ongoing ramifications of their childhood experiences – addiction, aggression, reluctance to form relationships.
The 4th voice in the novel is that of Miss Fairchild who is *spoiler alert* on remand for killing a baby many years ago.