"Award-winning Frances Hardinge is spellbinding is this hugely entertaining and dramatic Victorian thriller. "
When Faith’s father dies suddenly she knows she must try to find out exactly what he was hiding in the local caves she had recently visited with him. Discovering the extraordinary Lie Tree which thrives off hearing lies and, in turn, reveals secrets long kept hidden Faith begins to uncover a web of secrets and mysteries that will change her view of the world forever. Faith is a feisty heroine whose courage combined with a determination that girls can be brave and resolute leads to the exposure of much dishonesty and many deceptions.
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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 . . .
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Lie Tree and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
The Lie Tree features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Fantasy / Magical, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
The Lie Tree is available in Paperback, CD-Audio, Hardback
The Lie Tree was written by Frances Hardinge and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Lie Tree has 406 pages
