Pretty Girls is a powerful story of personal tragedy and female resilience. Evie is a woman in her mid-thirties who returns to her hometown, Redfern, to meet with her dying father. In coming back to the place where she grew up she has to revisit her history of violence - the death of her mother, the suicide of her brother and the domestic violence that occurred in her home. Her father only has a short time to live3 - she expects to find him a changed man. But he's not. He's unrepentant and unapologetic for his actions.
Evie has to reclaim her story - she's not just a pretty girl, she won't just sit down, be quiet, stay still - but getting there is more than tough, more than an ordeal - it's a mammoth display of tenacity and strength.
Pretty Girls is ultimately a story of triumph. Evie rises from the ashes of a hellish part and re-writes her story. There is a part of Evie in every woman and Pretty Girls seeks to start a movement.