After they have been married for several years, Griselda gives birth to a baby girl. When the baby turns six weeks old the Marquis tells Griselda that she has to give it up, so she does. Four years later Griselda gives birth to a son. She has to also give this child up after two years because it angers the other members of the court. Twelve years after she gave up her last child, the Marquis tells her to go home, which she does. [10] The Marquis then comes to Griselda's father's house and instructs her to start preparing his palace for his wedding. Upon her arrival, she sees a young girl and boy and it is revealed that these are her children. All of this suffering was a trial to test her obedience to the Marquis. [11] Tycer, Alicia (2008). Caryl Churchill's Top Girls. London, New York: Continuum Modern Theatre Guides. pp.1–23. ISBN 9780826495563.

The action then switches to Marlene's office where Angie arrives, having taken the bus from Joyce's house in the country. She is shy and awkward and her presence is clearly an unwelcome surprise to Marlene, who nevertheless offers to let Angie stay at her place overnight. They are interrupted by Mrs. Kidd, the wife of Howard, who was passed up for promotion in favor of Marlene. Mrs. Kidd tells Marlene how much the job means to her husband, how devastated he is, and questions whether she should be doing a 'man's job'. It becomes clear that she is asking Marlene to step down and let her husband have the job instead, which Marlene firmly declines to do. She tries to clear Mrs. Kidd out of her office, but Mrs. Kidd only becomes more insistent until Marlene finally asks her to "please piss off". Danielle’s searingly honest book is a horrifying insight into gang violence and county lines culture.' The Sun Top Girl is the tell-all, true story of a grammar school girl turned drug dealer.Wow! I couldn’t put this book down, I loved it. I would recommend children and young adults read this book as they will learn about how easy you can find yourself in some hard and upsetting situations. I loved the character Danielle, she was strong and she owned what she went through.. she didn’t see herself as the victim. Danielle is the narrator of this book. This book is an inspiration. You can turn your life around. It’s not too late! A production ran at the Watford Palace Theatre November 2–18, 2006 before transferring to the Greenwich Theatre November 21–25, 2006. The cast included Rachel Sanders, Zoe Aldrich, Elaine Claxton, Sara Houghton, Emma Pallant, Claire Redcliffe and Hayley Jayne Standing. It was difficult to read what Danielle went through. I had a lot of opinions as I read this one, and a few I’m sure others wouldn’t agree with. Climax: Angie, who suspects that her Aunt Marlene, not her mother Joyce, is her true birth mother, travels to London to visit Marlene at the Top Girls employment agency. She watches as Marlene confronts the angry wife of a man at the agency who believes her husband should have received Marlene’s most recent promotion. This scared the s**t out of me, I’m not gonna lie. You hear “stabbing in London”, “shooting possibly gang related” on the news, never knowing why, but this gives you an insight into the murky world that normally we would know nothing about.

This is the true-life account of Danielle Marin, "a smart grammar school student turned county line drug dealer." Hard-hitting, addictive, and thought-provoking, I 100% agree with the publishers when they said: "This book should be on the National Curriculum." It definitely needs to be studied by the younger generation, as Danielle's brutal honesty leaves nothing to the imagination. Despite the dark side to this tale, there is also a lighter side, where Danielle spreads the message that no matter what mistakes are made, there is always a way out, and there can be sunshine after the rain. Thank you NetGalley and Ab Lib Publishers for a gifted copy of this book, in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own.** In 2013, Top Girls made Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Greatest Plays of the Past 100 Years". [2] years and up should be offered this book to read as it can show how easily they can be pulled into this world by a few kind words and treats.

The warning signs come when she is separated from her friends, and passes the entrance exam to public school. Suddenly, she is travelling twice a day on a train, her friends are moving on in comp and her time to hang out with them is severely curtailed. Her efforts to stay in her friendship groups re-double as she clearly does not feel welcomed in her new school. Top Girls study guide contains a biography of Caryl Churchill, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. If there is one non fiction book you read this year then make it Top Girl. You wont be able to put it down.

In 2014, Top Girls was ranked by The Daily Telegraph as one of the 15 greatest plays ever written. [3] I fail to understand why girls of adolescent age in India read Twilight Saga which is full of horror and without any moral or ethics.In fact American writer like Stephanie has no idea about the content which should be allowed for premature mind.What they are getting from this ? Thrill ! Love with a girl and vampire,love story and kidding also.No 13 yr old should see this’ ‘no 13yr old should go for that’… when talking about fights she had witnessed. Complete agree, but she put herself into those situations.