Long Island Girls: A Novel by Gabrielle Korn

Description

It’s 2005, and Susan believes the future is waiting just beyond the next highway exit.

Driving down the Long Island Expressway with a car full of friends on the way to an indie rock show, she is focused on music, possibility, and escape. Then Eliza unexpectedly joins the ride. Mysterious, magnetic, and impossible to forget, she immediately captures Susan’s attention. Their connection is undeniable, but in a small-town world where gossip spreads quickly and reputations are difficult to escape, attraction comes with complications.

As quickly as they find each other, they drift apart.

Over the following years, Susan leaves Long Island for Brooklyn, immersing herself in the world she has always dreamed of. Surrounded by musicians, record labels, and the creative energy of the city’s indie music scene, she begins building a life that feels larger than the one she left behind. Yet the industry she once idolized reveals its own limitations, forcing her to confront difficult questions about identity, belonging, ambition, and who gets to have a voice.

When Susan and Eliza unexpectedly reconnect, old feelings resurface alongside unresolved wounds. The chemistry that once drew them together remains as powerful as ever, but both women must reckon with the choices they’ve made and the people they’ve become.

Rich with nostalgia for the early 2000s, Long Island Girls is a beautifully observed novel about queer identity, first love, friendship, music, and the enduring influence of the places that shape us. Gabrielle Korn captures the exhilaration and uncertainty of growing up while exploring how memory, desire, and self-discovery continue to echo long after youth has passed.

Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction, queer coming-of-age stories, music-centered novels, and emotionally resonant explorations of love and belonging.

Book Details

• Author: Gabrielle Korn
• ISBN: 9781250432223
• Format: Hardcover
• Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
• Subject: Queer Identity, Music, First Love, Coming of Age