 14-year-old, Faith, is trying to find her place in Victorian England. Her father, a natural scientist, is falling from power when his work is uncovered as a fabrication. The whole Sunderly family moves to the island of Vane to avoid disgrace. When Faith’s father is found dead in an apparent suicide, Faith refuses to believe the local narrative and starts a personal investigation into the death. She acts as a natural scientist to find clues including a strange tree that grows on lies that she whispers to it in the dead of the night. This gothic mystery will keep readers engrossed as they follow Faith’s journey to uncover the truth. amo |
| Title: The Lie Tree Author: Frances Hardinge Publisher: Amulet Books Copyright: 2016 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Macmillan U.K. Original Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 978-1-4197-1895-3 Hardcover pages: 410 Age range: 12-18 Genre: Mystery Book setting: England Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: England Awards: Costa Book Of The Year 2015, Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2016 Subjects: Science, Victorian England |
The Lie Tree
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