The Lie Tree

Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015. 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 . . .

Product details

• Authors: Frances Hardinge, Hardinge Frances
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 16
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781509868162
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-6816-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Fantasy, Gothic, c 1800 to c 1900, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Historical fantasy, Magical Realism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Historical / General, Fantasy / Historical, Mysteries & Detective Stories