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Product details
- ISBN 9781788167048
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 160 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 26 May 2022
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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* A WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH *
* SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD *
'As moving as it is gripping... I loved it' CHRIS BROOKMYRE
'Utterly compelling' MARION TODD
'Extraordinary' JAMES OSWALD
'Excellent' HERALD SCOTLAND
There were good people in The Homes. But there were also some very, very bad ones...
A thousand unwanted children live in The Homes, a village of orphans in the Scottish Lowlands on the outskirts of Glasgow. Lesley was six before she learned that most children live with their parents. Now Lesley is twelve, and she and her best friend Jonesy live in Cottage 5, Jonesy the irrepressible spirit to Lesley's quiet thoughtfulness.
Life is often cruel at The Homes, and suddenly it becomes much crueller. A child is found murdered. Then another. With the police unable to catch the killer, Lesley and Jonesy decide to take the matter into their own hands. But unwanted children are easy victims, and they are both in terrible danger...
Inspired by a true story, and introducing readers to the unforgettable voice of young orphan Lesley, The Homes is a moving and lyrical thriller, perfect for readers of Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker, Jane Casey and Denise Mina.
J.B. Mylet was inspired to write The Homes based on the stories his mother told him about her childhood. She grew up in the infamous Quarrier's Homes in Scotland in the 1960s, along with a thousand other orphaned or unwanted children, and did not realise that children were supposed to live with their parents until she was seven. He felt this was a story that needed to be told. He lives in London.
