*** WINNER OF THE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD AT THE EDGARS 2018 ***
'Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it
nevertheless shines with humanity' Daily Mail 'Burns bright and
fast' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times bestseller Her Every
Fear A GRITTY, PROPULSIVE DEBUT ABOUT A FATHER, A DAUGHTER, AND THE
HARDEST LESSONS IN LIFE... 'If nowhere was safe for her, then the
only place he could let her be was with him' Meet Polly: eleven
years old and smart beyond her years. But she's a loner, always on
the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.
Meet Nate: fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes
Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of
robbery, violence and the constant threat of death. And he does it
to save her life. A Lesson in Violence is a gripping and
emotionally wrenching novel that upends even our most long-held
expectations about heroes, villains and victims. Nate takes Polly
to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who
saves him. 'This fast-paced and gritty page turner explores the
ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us' Amy Engel,
author of The Roanoke Girls 'Urgent and beautiful. The writing is
as sharp as broken glass but it's the characters who will stay with
you, bloody hearts pinned on their sleeves and struggling for
redemption and towards each other' Lauren Beukes, author of The
Shining Girls 'One of the best debuts I've ever read' Simon Toyne,
author of Sunday Times bestseller Solomon Creed 'The language is
searing, the action relentless, the beauty wrenched from ugliness
truly astounding' Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire 'An
extremely impressive debut' Peter Swanson, author of Sunday Times
bestseller The Kind Worth Killing 'Darkly irresistible...in Polly
McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his , Jordan
Harper gives us a hero for our times' Megan Abbott
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2018 |
Authors: |
Jordan Harper
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4711-5897-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-4711-5897-7 |
Barcode: |
9781471158971 |
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