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Frances Hardinge

Frances Hardinge spent a large part of her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, a few years later a persistent friend finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of FLY BY NIGHT, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. Cuckoo Song is Frances's sixth novel.

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Title:: The Lie Tree
Written by:: Frances Hardinge
Read by:: Emilia Fox
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 12
Duration:: 13 hours 54 minutes
Published:: September 28 2016
Available Date:: September 28 2016
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781509846214
Genres:: Fiction; Fantasy Fiction; Supernatural Fiction
Publisher:: Bolinda/Macmillan audio

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Costa Book Award 2015

'Thematically rich, stylistically impressive, absolutely unforgettable.'
Kirkus Reviews

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 realises 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 ...

'Hardinge’s characteristically rich writing is on full display –alternately excoriating, haunting, and darkly funny.'
Publishers Weekly

'There is an effortless beauty to Hardinge’s writing, which ranges from frank to profound ... Readers of historical fiction, mystery, and fantasy will all be captivated by this wonderfully crafted novel and the many secrets hidden within its pages.'
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