The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge
The leaves were cold and slightly clammy. There was no mistaking them. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her father’s journal. This was his greatest secret, his treasure and his undoing. The Tree of Lies. Now it was hers, and the journey he had never finished stretched out before her.
When Faith’s father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she is determined to untangle the truth from the lies. Searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. A tree that feeds off whispered lies and bears fruit that reveals hidden secrets. 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. . . .
When Faith’s father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she is determined to untangle the truth from the lies. Searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. A tree that feeds off whispered lies and bears fruit that reveals hidden secrets. 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. . . .
A beguiling tale of mystery and intrigue.
So this book is classed as a children's book, do I think it's just a children's book, definitely not. I will say this book reminded me of Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, I felt the books had a similar tone even though the actual stories are very different.
The book is set in Victorian England, and we see how the norms of this time effect Faith, (the main character) in her quest to solve the case of her fathers murder, how women faces struggles as they where seen as "less" then men and we not always taken seriously.
I thought that The Lie Tree was a very good book, and definitely one I would recommend you read, the author Frances Hardinge manages to mix together many different elements, from the creepy and dark, to family, science, religion and as the title would suggest lies, and how even the smallest lie can have the biggest affect.
Let me know if you have read this book and what your thoughts where, and of course don't forget to leave me your book recommendations.
Thanks For Reading,
Sam
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