{"product_id":"the-wych-elm-9780241379530","title":"The Wych Elm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the writer whose novels inspired the BBC''s \u003ci\u003eDublin Murders\u003c\/i\u003e TV series...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e ''\u003cb\u003eOne of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt''s \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully written mystery'' \u003c\/b\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Dark and twisty''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Mesmerising''\u003c\/b\u003e GILLIAN FLYNN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I''m a big fan of Tana French'' \u003c\/b\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT DO WE HIDE INSIDE OURSELVES?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night changes everything for Toby. He''s always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family''s ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut not long after Toby''s arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly great writer\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gillian Flynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wych Elm\u003c\/i\u003e is her best novel yet \u003c\/b\u003e -- Erin Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrical, suspenseful, unpredictable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy favourite novel of last year\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sophie Hannah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrific - terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Boyne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe finest crime writer around right now\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most \u003cb\u003ecompulsive psychological mysteries \u003c\/b\u003esince \u003cb\u003eDonna Tartt's The Secret History\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wych Elm \u003c\/i\u003eshould cement French's place in the \u003cb\u003efirst rank of great literary novelists\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estorytelling skills are incredible\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarra Manning * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping and suspenseful, with more twists than a rollercoaster, \u003ci\u003eThe Wych Elm\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Boyne\u003cbr\u003eFrench offers\u003cb\u003e a masterclass in unreliability\u003c\/b\u003e . . . dissolving the boundaries between genre and literary fiction * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer best book.\u003c\/b\u003e Really, it is not a crime novel: as ever, Tana's scope is so much broader than that. It's a book about identity, childhood, luck and family...\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gillian McAllister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspires cultic devotion in readers\u003c\/b\u003e...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant examination of male privilege and family secrets\u003c\/b\u003e -- What to Look Forward to in the World of Books 2019 * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly addictive story of family secrets \u003c\/b\u003e -- Best Books of 2019 * i paper *\u003cbr\u003eTana French's writing is \u003cb\u003elyrical but sharp, her eye for detail exquisite, her storytelling skills incredible -  I need to read her backlist right away!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sara Manning * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother one of her rich psychological thrillers that will work its way under your skin\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Mangan * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eFrench is a \u003cb\u003epoet of mood and a master builder of plots\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maureen Corrigan * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacularly talented writer\u003c\/b\u003e -- Louise O'Neill, author of 'Asking for It'\u003cbr\u003eTana French is \u003cb\u003eone of those rare writers whose publication date you put in your diary. \u003c\/b\u003eHer effortless \u003cb\u003everve, insight and black wit still glimmer from every page\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Kate Riordan, author of 'The Girl in the Photograph'\u003cbr\u003eA hugely satisfying door-stopper of a novel, full of ambiguity, nuance and building menace. \u003cb\u003eTo read French is to experience that sense of utter disorientation that comes from the ground shifting constantly beneath your feet. \u003c\/b\u003eTotally absorbing -- Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTana French's best and most intricately nuanced novel yet.\u003c\/b\u003e . . Get ready for the whiplash brought on by its final twists and turns * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003ebeautifully written, highly intelligent meditation on family relationships, the human mind, social politics\u003cb\u003e and much more, often leavened with good jokes\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733085630807,"sku":"9780241379530","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241379530.jpg?v=1719999341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wych-elm-9780241379530","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}