The Judas Tree
Amanda Jennings
At a bleak boys’ boarding school in Cornwall in the eighties when bullying is rife, Will and his best friend, Luke, are involved in a horrific incident that results in Luke leaving.
Twenty-five years later their paths cross again and memories of a painful childhood come flooding back to haunt them both.
Will’s wife, Harmony, is struggling after a miscarriage that has hit her hard, and wishes Will would open up about what happened. But as Will withdraws further, she finds herself drawn to the charismatic stranger from her husband’s past, Luke, and soon all three are caught in a tangled web of guilt and desire...
From Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House, comes a haunting thriller about betrayal and revenge.
Twenty-five years later their paths cross again and memories of a painful childhood come flooding back to haunt them both.
Will’s wife, Harmony, is struggling after a miscarriage that has hit her hard, and wishes Will would open up about what happened. But as Will withdraws further, she finds herself drawn to the charismatic stranger from her husband’s past, Luke, and soon all three are caught in a tangled web of guilt and desire...
From Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House, comes a haunting thriller about betrayal and revenge.
GENRE
Mystery; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
November 2022
Mystery; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
November 2022
Praise
'That rare thing – a gripping page-turner that’s also emotionally intelligent and very moving. I gulped it down."
Tammy Cohen
"Astonishingly good and utterly haunting."
Oxford Times
"A beautifully crafted tale. Emotional, dark and so very compelling."
Cesca Major
"AMAZING. Real and disturbing and brilliant, and so beautifully written. The kind of book you want to TALK about."
Iona Grey
"I LOVED it."
Miranda Dickinson
"A beautiful, sharply written novel about how we carry the past with us."
Louise Beech
"A compelling, moving and captivating book that had me hooked from the first page."
Louise Douglas
"A powerful story about the shadowlands that can connect people with long-held secrets ... A really great read."
Claire Dyer
Tammy Cohen
"Astonishingly good and utterly haunting."
Oxford Times
"A beautifully crafted tale. Emotional, dark and so very compelling."
Cesca Major
"AMAZING. Real and disturbing and brilliant, and so beautifully written. The kind of book you want to TALK about."
Iona Grey
"I LOVED it."
Miranda Dickinson
"A beautiful, sharply written novel about how we carry the past with us."
Louise Beech
"A compelling, moving and captivating book that had me hooked from the first page."
Louise Douglas
"A powerful story about the shadowlands that can connect people with long-held secrets ... A really great read."
Claire Dyer
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