Fire by John Boye


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An exhilarating read' - Spectator

‘Unsettling and utterly compelling’ - Woman and Home

‘incredibly well-written’ -  Good Housekeeping

'Hypnotically clean, clear prose... powerful and memorable' -  Irish Times

'You will hurtle through the book, because it is such a compelling story' - Irish Examiner

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?

On 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 sought-after development, and a flash car.

But it wasn’t always like this. Hers is a life founded on darkness. Did 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 being?In Fire, John Boyne takes the reader on a chilling, uncomfortable but utterly compelling psychological journey to the epicentre of the human condition, asking the age-old question: nurture – or nature?

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