Fire

'An exhilarating read' Spectator<BR>'Unsettling and utterly compelling' Woman and Home<BR>'incredibly well-written' Good Housekeeping<BR>'Hypnotically clean, clear prose... powerful and memorable' Irish Times<BR>'You will hurtle through the book, because it is such a compelling story' Irish Examiner<BR>______<BR><BR>From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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?<BR><BR>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?<BR>______<BR><BR>Praise for John Boyne<BR><BR>'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' Colum McCann<BR>'Among the world's greatest storytellers' Donal Ryan<BR>'One of the most assured novelists of his generation' Observer<BR><BR><BR>Irish Times bestseller, May 2024