{"product_id":"once-upon-a-lie-from-the-richard-judy-book-club-bestselling-author-of-the-guilty-one-9780349419954","title":"Once Upon a Lie From the Richard  Judy Book Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''TENSE AND SHOCKING''\u003c\/b\u003e Renee Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A PAGE-TURNER OF A THRILLER'' \u003c\/b\u003eSaskia Sarginson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''GRIPPING, TENSE AND MOVING'' \u003c\/b\u003eClaire McGowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I WAS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eABSOLUTELY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e GRIPPED'' \u003c\/b\u003eKaren Dionne\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare and Lorraine have been friends since college and trust each other with their lives. So when Lorraine, a single mother, needs a much-needed night away without her children, she calls on Clare and her husband Sam to look after them. They''re godparents - what could go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Clare and Sam believe the children to be asleep, the unimaginable happens and Clare finds baby Theo lifeless in his room. The police are called. Statements are taken. But the biggest nightmare for any parent is about to spiral out of control. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause a lie has been told. An enormous and terrible one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut of Clare, Sam and Lorraine, one of them isn''t telling the truth . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, emotional pag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, tense and moving\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire McGowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense and shocking thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that has the added treat of Lisa Ballantyne's deft prose. \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Renee Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful, rich read: it's a page-turner of a thriller,\u003c\/b\u003e raising urgent moral questions, and yet at the same time, at its heart it's \u003cb\u003ea tender, emotional exploration of friendship and love. I couldn't put this beautifully crafted, beautifully written book down\u003c\/b\u003e; and the complex, flawed characters stayed with me for a long time. I loved it. -- Saskia Sarginson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs compelling as it is heart-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e, a beautifully crafted story of unspeakable tragedy that tests the characters' relationships to their limits. \u003cb\u003eI was absolutely gripped from the first page to the last. Highly recommended!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Karen Dionne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling . . . so tense\u003c\/b\u003e * Crime Monthly *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Lisa Ballantyne:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping and emotionally charged story. Just brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e -- Clare Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving, insightful\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis tense psychological thriller focuses relentlessly on the way its characters cope as stress piles up and the mess deepens\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense and moving\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estory that I will remember for a long time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking and clever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrips like a vice\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking, brave and challenging, this book is an unsettling and compulsive read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, intelligent, suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI couldn't get this book out of my head. 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