'Smart, gripping and sharply-observed YA, with a pitch-perfect narrative voice.' - Katherine Woodfine
Nora has lied about many things. But has she told her most dangerous lie of all?
There's a new art assistant at Nora's school, and he's crossed a line. Nora decides to teach him a lesson he won't forget.
But not everything goes quite to plan, and Nora needs an escape. She befriends the rich and talented Bel, who longs for a part in a remake of a famous film.
Bel is unpredictable, jealous and crazy, but she opens up a new world for Nora, and that makes her irresistible. As events start to spin wildly out of control, Nora must decide where her loyalties lie - and what deceits she can get away with.
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781783446919
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 307 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Gray has a sure-footed understanding of the adolescent mind (so much so that I often winced in pleasurable recognition) and creates a gripping, smoothly executed psychodrama... I genuinely could not stop reading this: a treat for teens and above." - Philip Womack, Literary Review
"Julia Gray’s impressive, Patricia Highsmith inspired Little Liar... puts readers into the hands of the ultimate unreliable narrator for a story that never lets you stay too long on stable ground - it’s nail-biting stuff." - Waterstones Children's Summer Reading Round-Up
"This gripping psychological thriller, crackling with the intensities of female friendship, confirms [Julia Gray] as a highly original new talent in YA fiction" - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
"Julia Gray’s second novel is a superb psychological thriller with a distinctive voice, a clever blend of contemporary realism and classic noir." - Claire Hennessy, Inis Reading Guide
"Julia Gray has created an immensely powerful psychological thriller which challenges our whole understanding of behaviour and warns against passing judgement" - Carousel
"Intelligent, gripping, highly original." - Andrea Reece, Lovereading
"Intense, psychological, gripping; The Talented Mr Ripley for YA" - Anna McKerrow
"Smart, gripping and sharply-observed YA, with a pitch-perfect narrative voice." - Katherine Woodfine
"Another wildly inventive, thrillingly unreliable narrator from the immeasurably talented Julia Gray. Full of twists and turns this story leaves you wondering who is telling the tallest story. A great novel about truth and lies and what we need to believe to stay alive." - Julia Bell
"...a gripping, memorable page turner that I am glad to have read." - Teach Secondary
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