“The Lie Tree” by Frances Hardinge was not one I was prepared for. Normally when I jump in to reading a book I am prepared. **A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.** The tree might hold the key to her father’s murder-or it may lure the murderer directly to Faith herself. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, delivers a hidden truth. The tree only bears fruit when she whispers a lie to it. In pursuit of justice and revenge, Faith hunts through her father’s possessions and discovers a strange tree. And she knows, when her father is discovered dead shortly thereafter, that he was murdered. She knows that her family moved to the close-knit island of Vane because her famous scientist father was fleeing a reputation-destroying scandal. She knows secrets no one suspects her of knowing. But inside, Faith is full of questions and curiosity, and she cannot resist mysteries: an unattended envelope, an unlocked door. To most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy-a proper young lady who knows her place as inferior to men. In this deliciously creepy novel by the author of the critically acclaimed Cuckoo Song, the fruit of a magical tree uncovers dangerous truthsįaith Sunderly leads a double life.
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