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Torn

A no-going-back YA thriller about guilt, secrets and the cost of a single mistake, for fans of Holly Jackson, Laura Nowlin and Kathleen Glasgow

Cat Clarke, Author

Paperback

Imprint: Quercus Children's Books

Publication date: May 4, 2017

Category: Thrillers (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9780857382054

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Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense.

‘A new Cat Clarke novel is always something to celebrate’ JUNO DAWSON

They didn’t mean to kill her . . . now the truth will tear them apart.

Alice isn’t expecting the holiday of her dreams when she sets off on a trip to the wilderness with her friends. But when her best friend Cass decides to teach mean girl Tara a lesson, Alice finds herself in a nightmare.

Now Alice knows a secret too horrific to tell; too terrible to ignore. And it threatens to change all of their lives forever.

A no-going-back thriller about guilt, secrets and the cost of a single mistake, for fans of Holly Jackson, Laura Nowlin and Kathleen Glasgow.

Cat Clarke is the author of Entangled, Undone, A Kiss in the Dark, Torn, The Lost and the Found and Girlhood. She is also the co-author with V. E. Schwab of the Sunday Times bestselling adult novel The Ending Writes Itself, under the pseudonym Evelyn Clarke.

Reviews

Incredible - pure and simple

Writing from the Tub on Cat Clarke

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and talented YA writers in Britain

Library Mice on Cat Clarke

I wholly, unabashedly and completely recommend this book

Inis Magazine on Cat Clarke

Clarke...succeeds brilliantly, thanks to the reality of the characters and the depth of the emotion

The Scotsman on Cat Clarke

Moving, thought provoking and utterly gripping from start to finish

Mizz on Cat Clarke

Clarke excels at genuine page-turners and I read this in one greedy sitting

The Bookseller on Cat Clarke

Heart-stoppingly tense and palpably taut ... 'Torn' is breathless

Did You Ever Stop to Think

One of the best books I have read

Guardian

It was gripping, thrilling ... There are plenty of twists to keep you guessing and wanting to read as fast as possible

Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

Cat Clarke is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and talented YA writers we have in Britain... The story is fast-paced, the writing snappy and in the right tone

Librarymice

One of the most striking and unforgettable books I have ever read

Page Turner

A real page-turner ... the home-grown horror of a real world thriller is what makes this story stand out

We Love This Book

Haunting, emotional and beautiful

Blabbing Books

A blisteringly fast tale told with heart and integrity that quite simply won't let you go until you've reached the end

Books 4 Teens

Gripping, thought-provoking and disturbing

Booktrust

Cat Clarke

Cat Clarke is the bestselling, award-winning author of seven YA novels. She was born in Zambia and brought up in Edinburgh and Yorkshire, which has given her an accent that tends to confuse people. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner, two ninja cats and two decidedly non-ninja cocker spaniels.