Laurie Halse Anderson

In the dramatic, but sadly realistic book Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson tells the story of Lia, an anorexic teenager, after Lia's closest friend Cassie mysteriously dies in a motel room.

Laura Halse Anderson

I keep hearing about Laura Halse Anderson and didn't realise Laura Halse Anderson wrote Wintergirls too.

Laurie Halse Andersen

The new Penguin books are Laurie Halse Andersen's Wintergirls and Gayle Forman's If I Stay.

by Laurie Halse-Anderson or Elena Vanishing by Elena Dunkle

For read-alikes consider Wintergirls by Laurie Halse-Anderson or Elena Vanishing by Elena Dunkle.

Jane Yolen

For Wintergirls Jane Yolen never went through the experiences of Jane Yolen's characters, but Jane Yolen has struggled with body image since the age of 11 and so the story was fueled by Jane Yolen's emotional background and then grew through lots of research.

the most recent of Laure Halse Anderson's (of 'Speak' fame)

Wintergirls is the most recent of Laure Halse Anderson's (of 'Speak' fame)

Sarah Dessen

The Sarah Dessen is a super fun read, and wintergirls is intense and moving, and so important.

by Matt Marinovich

The Winter Girl, by Matt Marinovich is a dark, treacherous and sinister tale that’s a great deal like the work of Jim Thompson . . .

the story of Lia Overbrook, whose former best friend Cassie has just been found dead, alone, in a motel room

Wintergirls is the story of Lia Overbrook, whose former best friend Cassie has just been found dead, alone, in a motel room.

Christian Andersen fairy tale

The story is based on The Snow Queen by Christian Andersen fairy tale.

by Philip Larkin

So, as I’ve stated, A Girl in Winter was written by Philip Larkin.