The Lie Tree

You’ve heard of the tree of life. Now say hello to a tree of lies. It’s kind of like a warped slot machine. Feed it a lie, and out comes a truth. (Usually dark.) The bigger the lie, the bigger the reveal. Who could resist? Now Faith’s father has been found dead. Who or what killed him? As Faith searches for clues, she finds the Lie Tree. Can it expose the truth behind his bizarre death? To find out, Faith must lie – and her lies spread like fire. But it’s the truth that really burns…

  • Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award
  • Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2016
  • By the author of Cuckoo Song and Fly By Night
  • “Dark, thrilling, utterly original” – Patrick Ness

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    Frances Hardinge won the Branford Boase Award for Fly By Night and the Costa Book of the Year for The Lie Tree.

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