{"product_id":"the-book-of-lies-9780062065094","title":"The Book of Lies","description":"On the English Channel island of Guernsey, a teenage girl's \u003cem\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/em\u003e-like experience pushes her to murder her best friend in a scandal, she will discover, that mirrors her uncle's previously unknown story from the days of the island's Nazi occupation during WWII. Told through the voices of fifteen-year-old Cat Rozier and her long-dead Uncle Charlie--known to Cat only by the audio recordings he left behind--\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Lies \u003c\/em\u003elucidly illuminates the interior lives of a scorned modern girl with attitude and a defiant, faded man. With echoes of Nicole Krauss's \u003cem\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/em\u003e and Jennifer McMahon's \u003cem\u003ePromise Not to Tell\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Horlock's stunning debut novel is an unforgettable exploration of aspiration, anguish, and rebellion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorlock, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMARY HORLOCK was born in Australia but grew up on Guernsey in the Channel Islands, moving to England at the age of eighteen. She studied at Cambridge and went on to work as a curator at Tate Britain and Tate Liverpool. She is a former curator of the Turner Prize. Mary lives in London with her partner and their children and is currently writing a book on art and camouflage in the Second World War. Although she has written widely on contemporary art, this is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459901657362,"sku":"9780062065094","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf50b025-10e7-442d-8353-cded5347fa81.jpg?v=1730013359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-lies-9780062065094","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}