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The Truth About Julia: A Chillingly Timely Thriller
Anna Schaffner
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Description for The Truth About Julia: A Chillingly Timely Thriller
Paperback. A taut debut psychological novel which asks the question - can there be one single truth? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
How many versions of the truth can there be? In June 2014, Julia White - a beautiful and intelligent young woman - blows up a coffee shop in central London, killing twenty-four people before turning herself in to the police. Apart from publishing a potentially ironic manifesto, she refuses to explain the reasons for her actions. Clare Hardenberg, an investigative journalist, has been commissioned to write a biography of Julia but at the start of the novel she is on her way to prison herself. What has brought her to this point?
How many versions of the truth can there be? In June 2014, Julia White - a beautiful and intelligent young woman - blows up a coffee shop in central London, killing twenty-four people before turning herself in to the police. Apart from publishing a potentially ironic manifesto, she refuses to explain the reasons for her actions. Clare Hardenberg, an investigative journalist, has been commissioned to write a biography of Julia but at the start of the novel she is on her way to prison herself. What has brought her to this point?
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781760290122
SKU
V9781760290122
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Ref
99-50
About Anna Schaffner
Anna Schaffner is a Reader in Comparative Literature at the University of Kent. She has recently completed a Faber Academy writing course and The Truth About Julia is her first novel.
Reviews for The Truth About Julia: A Chillingly Timely Thriller
Anna Schaffner sucks you in right from the start with her latest thriller.
Grazia (South Africa)
A well-written and intriguing portrait of two women that invites questions.
The Sun
What makes this book uneasy reading is how timely it is.
Vogue (online)
Readers should approach this not as gripping, airport fiction but as an intellectual challenge. The subject matter is steeped in political theory and academia, but with the engine of a strong narrative.
Edge Magazine
This psychological novel is not only a quest to uncover the truth, but also touches on the issue of radicalisation in society.
Closer
This first novel is original and beautifully written.
Literary Review
A twisty, smart, fast-paced ride.
Heat
Masterly... What Schaffner shows so cleverly in this gripping, timely novel, is that there may be no one single truth; there may be many little truths, or possibly none at all and what there is is always open to interpretation.
i
This is one of the best thrillers I've read in ages. Smart and tricksy.
Nicci Cloke, author of FOLLOW ME BACK and LAY ME DOWN
Grazia (South Africa)
A well-written and intriguing portrait of two women that invites questions.
The Sun
What makes this book uneasy reading is how timely it is.
Vogue (online)
Readers should approach this not as gripping, airport fiction but as an intellectual challenge. The subject matter is steeped in political theory and academia, but with the engine of a strong narrative.
Edge Magazine
This psychological novel is not only a quest to uncover the truth, but also touches on the issue of radicalisation in society.
Closer
This first novel is original and beautifully written.
Literary Review
A twisty, smart, fast-paced ride.
Heat
Masterly... What Schaffner shows so cleverly in this gripping, timely novel, is that there may be no one single truth; there may be many little truths, or possibly none at all and what there is is always open to interpretation.
i
This is one of the best thrillers I've read in ages. Smart and tricksy.
Nicci Cloke, author of FOLLOW ME BACK and LAY ME DOWN