The Tree of Lies

"The Tree of Lies" is a true detective story that keeps you in suspense until the very end. 

Shortly after the sudden move of the family from Kent to a remote island, the father of fourteen-year-old Faith dies under mysterious circumstances. Among her father's belongings, the girl discovers a strange tree. It grows and bears fruit if you tell it lies. And by eating the fruit, one can learn a hidden secret. The more serious the lie and the more people believe in it, the more grand the secret that is revealed. Trying to figure out what happened, Faith starts her game.

In every book by Frances Hardinge, there is mysticism and fantasy, but the foundation of any plot is always the ordinary life of people - a child trying to find their place in the world, a person trying to decide what is good and what is bad... This book will teach you a lot. You will enjoy the beautiful literary language that is characteristic of the works of the famous writer Frances Hardinge. It is no coincidence that her book "The Tree of Lies" received a prestigious Costa award and became "Book of the Year".