{"product_id":"9781804997888","title":"The Impossible Thing","description":"Author: Bauer, Belinda\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804997888\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat could be so important \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat even a child will risk her life for it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A funny, moving and beautifully written tale' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a summer's evening in 1926, six-year-old Celie Shepherd is hungry and desperate and not where a six-year-old should be. Instead she is dangling from a cliff, far above the sea, reaching out to pocket an impossibly beautiful thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bold theft will change the course of Celie's life, and the lives of others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne hundred years later, a house is ransacked. The only thing missing: a dusty case containing that same impossible thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat could conceivably be so important that it is stolen again and again (and perhaps yet again . . . )?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo begins this extraordinary mystery from award-winning Belinda Bauer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skulduggery at every turn, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer's status as one of our greatest living crime writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exciting contemporary whodunnit' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary. \u003c\/b\u003eThere's a deceptive simplicity to \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing \u003c\/i\u003ethat\u003cb\u003e packs a real punch.\u003c\/b\u003e' ANN CLEEVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The gift of \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe pure joy of reading\u003c\/b\u003e.' VAL MCDERMID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSolid gold\u003c\/b\u003e. . . This could be her best ever.' LEE CHILD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A captivating novel from \u003cb\u003eone of the UK's most talented storytellers\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved every page of this unique mystery.' CLARE MACKINTOSH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' A  suspenseful, charming mystery.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ('best thrillers of of 2025')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BELINDA BAUER:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As good as Mark Haddon's \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time \u003c\/i\u003e. . . and \u003cb\u003ewith more twists and coils than a hangman's noose\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRubbernecker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Few writers who convey so well the essential sadness of life do so with such warmth and wit' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Belinda Bauer's fiction \u003cb\u003eteems with life\u003c\/b\u003e. She's also an ingenious creator, \u003cb\u003enever afraid to improve on reality\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Belinda Bauer has \u003cb\u003eshifted the boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e of what makes a truly gripping, terrifying thriller.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248257085598,"sku":"UBD-9781804997888","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804997888.jpg?v=1788868578","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804997888","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}