Fire by John Boyne Hardback Book 9780857529879

An exhilarating read SpectatorUnsettling and utterly compelling Woman and Homeincredibly wellwritten Good HousekeepingHypnotically clean clear prose powerful and memorable Irish TimesYou will hurtle through the book because it is such a compelling story Irish ExaminerFrom internationally bestselling author John Boyne a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monsterOn the face of it Freya lives a gilded existence dancing solely to her own tune She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts a beautiful flat in a soughtafter development and a flash car But it wasnt always like this Hers is a life founded on darknessDid what happened to Freya as a child one fateful summer influence the adult she would become or was she always destined to be that person Was she born with cruelty in her heart or did something force it into beingIn Fire John Boyne takes the reader on a chilling uncomfortable but utterly compelling psychological journey to the epicentre of the human condition asking the ageold question nurture or naturePraise for John BoyneOne of the...