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Home, the

Home, the
Home, the
General audience When the body of pregnant, fifteen-year-old Hope Lacey is discovered in a churchyard on Christmas morning, the community is shocked, but unsurprised. For Hope lived in The Home, the residence of three young girls, whose violent and disturbing pasts have seen them cloistered away...As a police investigation gets underway, the lives of Hope, Lara and Annie are examined, and the staff who work at the home are interviewed, leading to shocking and distressing revelations ... and clear evidence that someone is seeking revenge.A gritty, dark and devastating psychological thriller, The Home is also an emotive drama and a piercing look at the underbelly of society, where children learn what they live ... if they are allowed to live at all.

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Object Number Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Reserve
31234100292 STO
Adult Fiction   St Lawrence Library . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781912374731
Name Stovell, Sarah
Title Home, the
Published Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2020
Description 288 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes General audience
Summary When the body of pregnant, fifteen-year-old Hope Lacey is discovered in a churchyard on Christmas morning, the community is shocked, but unsurprised. For Hope lived in The Home, the residence of three young girls, whose violent and disturbing pasts have seen them cloistered away...As a police investigation gets underway, the lives of Hope, Lara and Annie are examined, and the staff who work at the home are interviewed, leading to shocking and distressing revelations ... and clear evidence that someone is seeking revenge.A gritty, dark and devastating psychological thriller, The Home is also an emotive drama and a piercing look at the underbelly of society, where children learn what they live ... if they are allowed to live at all.
Subjects Thriller -- fiction
Crime & mystery -- fiction
Murder -- Fiction
Revenge -- Fiction
Foster home care -- fiction
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