True Murder

Paperback Published on: 06/08/2009
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Synopsis

Eleven year old Ajuba has been abandoned at a Devon boarding school by her Ghanaian father. Haunted by the circumstances of her mother's breakdown, Ajuba falls under the spell of new girl Polly Venus, and her chaotic, glamorous family. As the passionate bond between the two girls deepens, they discover what they think are the bones of dead kittens, hidden in the attic of the Venus home; but the bones are human.

The girls set out to unravel the mystery but as the summer draws to a close, three tragedies conflate, with catastrophic results.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780099523321
  • Number of pages: 272
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
  • Weight: 192g

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True Murder
True Murder
This is a portrayal of love and of obsession. A young Ghanaian girl, Ajuba, makes friends with Polly Venus, a new girl at her English prep school, and is d... READ MORE
Helen Nash
True Murder
True Murder
True murder is an excellent portrayal of childish innocence and the horror of adult relationships, entwined together in one intriguing tale. Ajuba lives wi... READ MORE
Anne Watkinson
True Murder
True Murder
My initial impression of this book was that it was like a darker version of an Enid Blyton story. A group of girls at boarding school form a supportive ne... READ MORE
Stella Anderson
True Murder
True Murder
Ajuba, a twelve year old from Ghana is sent by her father to a boarding school in Devon. Looked after by the school owners Mr and Mrs Bradshaw, Ajuba tell... READ MORE
Georgina Bickerstaffe
True Murder
Brings you back to childhood days
I thought this was quite a good book and would recommend it. You are invited to follow the path of Ajuba, whose deep longing for love draws her to the appa... READ MORE
Susana
True Murder
True Murder
Narrated by self-styled 'pre-teen' Ajuba Benson, this story is intriguing from the very beginning. It opens with a scene from a 'traditional' British Chri... READ MORE
Lucy Oakes
True Murder
True Murder
Eleven-year-old Ajuba is placed at a boarding school in England by her father, after her mother's suicide attempt. Here she meets her new friend Polly Venu... READ MORE
Anja de Jager
True Murder
True Murder
'True Murder' is narrated by Ghanaian Ajuba who tells the story of the Venus tragedy which takes place when she is living at an English boarding school. Ba... READ MORE
Helen Cleaves