{"product_id":"9781471158971","title":"A Lesson in Violence","description":"Author: Harper, Jordan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781471158971\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 7.795 inches x 5.118 inches x 0.807 inches\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** WINNER OF THE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD AT THE EDGARS 2018 ***\u003cbr\u003e\n 'Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it nevertheless shines with humanity' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e'Burns bright and fast' Peter Swanson, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHer Every Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eA GRITTY, PROPULSIVE DEBUT ABOUT A FATHER, A DAUGHTER, AND THE HARDEST LESSONS IN LIFE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘If nowhere was safe for her, then the only place he could let her be was with him’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eMeet Polly: \u003c\/b\u003eeleven years old and smart beyond her years. But she’s a loner, always on the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eMeet Nate:\u003c\/b\u003e fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of robbery, violence and the constant threat of death.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n And he does it to save her life.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eA Lesson in Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and emotionally wrenching novel that upends even our most long-held expectations about heroes, villains and victims. Nate takes Polly to save her life, but in the end it may very well be Polly who saves him.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘This \u003cb\u003efast-paced and gritty\u003c\/b\u003e page turner explores the ways in which love can both brutalize and redeem us’ Amy Engel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Roanoke Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘\u003cb\u003eUrgent and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e. The writing is as sharp as broken glass but it’s the characters who will stay with you, bloody hearts pinned on their sleeves and struggling for redemption and towards each other’ Lauren Beukes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e'One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the best debuts I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e' Simon Toyne, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eSolomon Creed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 'The language is searing, the action relentless, \u003cb\u003ethe beauty wrenched from ugliness truly astounding\u003c\/b\u003e' Robin Wasserman, author of \u003ci\u003eGirls on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eextremely impressive\u003c\/b\u003e debut' Peter Swanson, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e'Darkly irresistible...\u003c\/b\u003ein\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePolly McClusky, the eleven-year-old girl at the heart of his , Jordan Harper gives us a hero for our times’  Megan Abbott","brand":"To order - ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42578304073886,"sku":"HPC-9781471158971","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781471158971.jpg?v=1683538114","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781471158971","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}