{"product_id":"the-thorn-girl-by-laura-elliot-9780751579970","title":"The Thorn Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eA swallow flutters its wings into a dimly lit attic as Adele Foyle stumbles across the secret diary of the mother she has never met, and a shocking account of a crime committed over twenty-five years ago ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdele Foyle has returned to Reedstown, the last place her mother, Marianne, was seen alive. With her mother's words etched in her mind and in the pages tucked into her jacket pocket, Adele has one purpose: to find those responsible for the devastating attack on Marianne and see them brought to justice.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into a Mother and Baby home run by The Thorns, a self-proclaimed religious group led by Gloria Thornton, Adele needs to first unlock the disturbing chain of events that led to her own birth if she is to understand what happened to her mother.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut news of Adele's arrival and the diary spread like wildfire amongst the small close-knit community of Reedstown. Old memories are stirring up fresh wounds.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo-one wants the truth to be told. The diary is just a story, they say. Yet as Adele begins to unravel the layers of deceit, the tissue paper lies begin to fragment.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer mother was telling the truth. Adele just has to prove it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-stopping, intense and emotionally engrossing read that will keep you compulsively turning the pages late into the night. If you read one book this year, make it \u003ci\u003eThe Thorn Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead what everyone is saying about Laura Elliot:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Electrifying, tautly written, and heart-stopping ... \u003cb\u003eIt was so real, so powerful\u003c\/b\u003e, I had to put it down a few times and walk away to let my emotions settle' NetGalley Reviewer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I couldn't put this book down, it really is that good ... \u003cb\u003eI honestly can't rate this book highly enough. 5 stars just isn't enough. Book of the year for me!\u003c\/b\u003e Don't miss this one' NetGalley Reviewer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Laura Elliot has done it again - another twisty suspenseful thriller! Keeps you on the edge of your seat with many turns and surprises. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wife Before Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a pulse-pounding thrill ride from beginning to end!\u003c\/b\u003e' NetGalley Reviewer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gripping thriller which \u003cb\u003ewill have you reading way past your bedtime!\u003c\/b\u003e I enjoyed the book and the twisting plot ... An engrossing thriller I thoroughly enjoyed' \u003ci\u003eEscape With A Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This was a \u003cb\u003enail-biting, gripping, too-close-for comfort\u003c\/b\u003e compelling read that I could not put down. \u003cb\u003eThis book is an absolute winner\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads Reviewer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47334972883180,"sku":"9780751579970","price":114.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15985253482455.jpg?v=1772053100","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-thorn-girl-by-laura-elliot-9780751579970","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}