The Lie Tree

The Lie Tree follows the Sunderly family as they arrive on the isle of Vane, a place full of secrets and lies. It was Hardinge's seventh book and won the 2015 Costa Book Award's Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2016.

Synopsis

 * The leaves were cold and slightly clammy. There was no mistaking them. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her father's journal. This was his greatest secret, his treasure and his undoing. The Tree of Lies. Now it was hers, and the journey he had never finished stretched out before her.

When Faith's father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she is determined to untangle the truth from the lies. Searching through his belongings for clues, she discovers a strange tree. A tree that feeds off whispered lies and bears fruit that reveals hidden secrets.

But as Faith's untruths spiral out of control, she discovers that where lies seduce, truths shatter...

Characters

 * Faith Sunderly
 * Reverend Erasmus Sunderly
 * Myrtle Sunderly
 * Howard Sunderly
 * Uncle Miles
 * Mr Anthony Lambent
 * Agatha Lambent
 * Ben Crock
 * Hector Winterbourne
 * Dr Jacklers
 * Mrs Jane Vellet
 * Ms Leda Hunter
 * Paul Clay