The Book of Lies: A Novel Paperback - 2011
by Horlock, Mary
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A brilliant debut novel, in which a teenage girl's "Mean Girls"-like experience on the remote English island of Guernsey pushes her to murder her best friend--a scandal that mirrors her uncle's hidden story of the island's Nazi occupation in World War II.
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- Title The Book of Lies: A Novel
- Author Horlock, Mary
- Binding Paperback
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial
- Date 2011-07-19
- Features Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ00L07X_ns
- ISBN 9780062065094 / 0062065092
- Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 7.99 x 5.37 x 0.89 in (20.29 x 13.64 x 2.26 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Teenage girls, Truthfulness and falsehood
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010046608
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
Life on the tiny island of Guernsey has just become a whole lot harder for fifteen-year-old Cat Rozier. She's gone from model pupil to murderer, but she swears it's not her fault. Apparently it's all the fault of history.
A new arrival at Cat's high school in 1984, the beautiful and instantly popular Nicolette inexplicably takes Cat under her wing. The two become inseparable--going to parties together, checking out boys, and drinking whatever liquor they can shoplift. But a perceived betrayal sends them spinning apart, and Nic responds with cruel, over-the-top retribution.
Cat's recently deceased father, Emile, dedicated his adult life to uncovering the truth about the Nazi occupation of Guernsey--from Churchill's abandonment of the island to the stories of those who resisted--in hopes of repairing the reputation of his older brother, Charlie. Through Emile's letters and Charlie's words--recorded on tapes before his own death-- a "confession" takes shape, revealing the secrets deeply woven into the fabric of the island . . . and into the Rozier family story.
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Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/2011, Page 32
- Entertainment Weekly, 07/22/2011, Page 77
- Library Journal, 06/01/2011, Page 92
- Publishers Weekly, 05/09/2011, Page 0