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The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge (author), Emilia Fox (read by)

Product available on: 21/09/2017

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A Creepy Gothic Mystery

'The Lie Tree' started a little slowly but then got better and better as the complexities of the mystery began to unfold. I particularly liked the hallucin... READ MORE

Harriet Hughes at Lancaster

Hardinge blends fantasy and mystery in this darkly emotive masterpiece

Faith's father is a famous scientist and she wants nothing more than to learn his trade and be taken seriously in the man's world of science. When her fath... READ MORE

Teresa at Bath

Worthy award winner

Buy this book. This is an incredibly impressive and powerful novel. It is officially a teen book but is definitely readable by adults as it is complicated ... READ MORE

Ysemay Frampton

'The Lie Tree' is one of the best books I have ever read; EVER!

'The Lie Tree' is one of the best books I have ever read; EVER! And I read a lot of books! Winner of the 2015 Costa Children's Award and then the overall ... READ MORE

Sorcha O'Dowd at Cambridge

Synopsis

Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015.

Read by actress Emilia Fox, The Lie Tree is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric novel by Frances Hardinge, award-winning author of Cuckoo Song and Fly By Night.

Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. The bigger the lie, the more people who believe it, the bigger the truth that is uncovered.

The girl realizes that she is good at lying and that the tree might hold the key to her father's murder, so she begins to spread untruths far and wide across her small island community. But as her tales spiral out of control, she discovers that where lies seduce, truths shatter . . .

Publisher information

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781509867622
Dimensions: 140 x 138 x 24 mm
Weight: 271g
Languages: English

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The Lie Tree

I read lots of different types of books so being the costa children's book winner didn't put me off as I love books by Eva Ibbotson . It was a very dark st... READ MORE

Rome lover

Inventive, atmospheric and full of suspense

There’s so much to like about The Lie Tree: the beautifully evoked Victorian setting, the imaginative Darwinian mystery at the heart of the story, the dark... READ MORE

Charlotte Rose Norman

FANTASTIC!

Well ok I admit it... I only bought this book because it won the Costa! I was surprised to see it had won, so I thought well I had really best see what all... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

The Lie Tree

A surprisingly good read for me as an adult. The synopsis was quite intriguing so I thought I would buy the book. I would like to know what happened to Fa... READ MORE

Anne Addison

More than just a tree based mystery

As soon as I read the blurb on the cover for this I just had to have it but I'll be honest at first I wasn't overly enamoured with the characters despite b... READ MORE

Ecowitch

PURE ESCAPISM :-)

THE LIE TREE by FRANCES HARDINGE - A wonderful piece of writing. Throughout the 409 (pb edition) pages the story never flags. A story in which the emphasi... READ MORE

David Norman

Fascinating tale of magic and female resourcefulness.

Well written and pacy and likely to appeal especially to imaginative young readers. I bought for a friend's granddaughter so await the verdict!

HATFIELD

Utterly amazing

This fantastic book has a wonderful storyline, awesome characters and a sublime plot. It explores the supernatural world while also showing the struggle in... READ MORE

Morgan Bartholomew

Wonderful!

I had high hopes for this book (after my sister recommended it to me) and how I am happy that I listened to her and read it! Just read it, you’ll under... READ MORE

Maya

Great

An interesting concept with a wonderfully courageous protagonist. The exploration of misogyny, gender preconceptions and power imbalances through the eyes ... READ MORE

Daphne

Close to Perfection

Where huge ambition and near perfect execution collide. Phenomenally good. The characterisation is intricate and varied; the plot is as imaginative as you ... READ MORE

Nicola G

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