- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Orion (20 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752877771
- ISBN-13: 978-0752877778
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 534,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Desolate but compelling novel of child abuse which grabs the readers attention and hangs on to it ... I'm sure this was a hard book to write. It is not an easy one to read. But it is triumphantly worthwhile.' (LITERARY REVIEW )
'Prepare to be chilled by this tale of long-buried murder and mystery.' (RED magazine )
'Laura Wilson has written a thoroughly captivating and very intelligent thriller that further cements her reputation as an acclaimed writer.' (REFRESH magazine )
'Laura Wilson is a class act who just gets better and better ... A Thousand Lies is superb - creepy, moving and surprising.' (Peter Guttridge THE OBSERVER )
'Laura Wilson has written a mean, compulsive thriller, where violence, child abuse, murder, incest, cruelty, and long hidden family secrets mix together in a stew of passion and guilt. Heavy stuff. And already hotly tipped as a prize winner.' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'Laura Wilson goes from strength to strength.' (THE MIRROR )
'A powerful study of dysfunctional families ... it makes disturbing reading.' (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'A Thousand Lies secures [Laura Wilson's] place near the top of the crime writing Premiership.' (Mike Ripley BIRMINGHAM POST )
'Wilson is expert at turning the screws slowly and malevolently, and her uncomfortable stories of families in turmoil hit all the right buttons.' (Maxim Jakubowski THE GUARDIAN ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Prepare to be chilled by this tale of long-buried murder and mystery.' (RED magazine )
'Laura Wilson has written a thoroughly captivating and very intelligent thriller that further cements her reputation as an acclaimed writer.' (REFRESH magazine )
'Laura Wilson is a class act who just gets better and better ... A Thousand Lies is superb - creepy, moving and surprising.' (Peter Guttridge THE OBSERVER )
'Laura Wilson has written a mean, compulsive thriller, where violence, child abuse, murder, incest, cruelty, and long hidden family secrets mix together in a stew of passion and guilt. Heavy stuff. And already hotly tipped as a prize winner.' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'Laura Wilson goes from strength to strength.' (THE MIRROR )
'A powerful study of dysfunctional families ... it makes disturbing reading.' (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'A Thousand Lies secures [Laura Wilson's] place near the top of the crime writing Premiership.' (Mike Ripley BIRMINGHAM POST )
'Wilson is expert at turning the screws slowly and malevolently, and her uncomfortable stories of families in turmoil hit all the right buttons.' (Maxim Jakubowski THE GUARDIAN ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
REFRESH magazine
'Laura Wilson has written a thoroughly captivating and very intelligent thriller that further cements her reputation as an acclaimed writer.'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wilson's sixth novel is probably her most powerful yet, and almost certainly her best written. After five books written in the first person, here segue here into the third is very assuredly done, and she uses the new range of viewpoints to very impressive effect. Too, you get a chance to see Wilson's actual authorial voice, rather than it being always filtered through her characters' narratives as before, and it's a confident and mature one.
Wilson's characters are real and likeable. Amy is fun and likeable protagonist, her father George - reformed conman - is good for a bit of comic relief (Wilson's very good at this - it's usually not remarked upon, but her wit is occasionally hilarious), and Sheila Shand, a woman abused for years by her father before she finally snaps and kills him, is a remarkably powerful and moving character. The plot moves quickly, the writing is smooth and engaging, and the way Wilson deals with her mystery - gradually teasing it out all the way through so, dripping out revelations until you think you know pretty much all there is to know, before a small, nifty twist in the last pages.
The whole thing is very impressive. It deals with a horrifying subject matter in a sensible, sensitive, empathic way - and that's sometimes a rare quality to find in a crime novel. You leave feeling very moved but not actually personally sullied in a slightly distasteful way, the way some books which treat their material more gratuitously can do.
I recommend this bookv ery highly. So far it's one of my favourite crime novels of the year, and I hope its every bit as sucessful and prize-tipped as her last novel, The Lover, was (which I actually didn't feel so hot about). Wilson's clearly one our most talented new crime writers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not usually a sensitive reader but this book did disturb me slightly. It's great if that's what you're looking for in a novel but if you're of a soft disposition then maybe give this one a miss.
However, if you can stomach the subject matter of 2 girls who are mentally, physically and sexually abused by their father for years and years then this is actually a good book. Well written and very engaging. The storyline was very well executed with good suspense carrying through each chapter. There is a brilliant twist at the end which is unexpected but makes the book even more disturbing. I think this is perhaps what makes the book so profound but as I said, maybe not to everyones tastes. I did like it and thought she is a very good author and would read more of her in the future!
However, if you can stomach the subject matter of 2 girls who are mentally, physically and sexually abused by their father for years and years then this is actually a good book. Well written and very engaging. The storyline was very well executed with good suspense carrying through each chapter. There is a brilliant twist at the end which is unexpected but makes the book even more disturbing. I think this is perhaps what makes the book so profound but as I said, maybe not to everyones tastes. I did like it and thought she is a very good author and would read more of her in the future!
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