My sister's bones : a novel of suspense
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New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
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First U.S. edition.
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xi, 383 pages, 20 pages ; 21 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION ELLWOO 2017
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Published
New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English

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"Originally published in the UK in 2017 by Penguin Random House UK"-- Copyright page.
General Note
"P.S. Insights, Interviews & More..."--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (secondary pages 19-20).
Description
"Rivals The Girl on the Train as a compulsive read (and beats it for style). -- Observer (UK)In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next doorbut is what shes seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria?The One Person You Should Trust Is Lying to YouKate has spent fifteen years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, shes always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next doora house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no childrenKate becomes convinced that something is very wrong. As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew upand also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sisters insistence that all was not as Kate remembersshe begins to wonder what is actually trueand what is just in her mind.In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting , humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that readers wont be able to put down.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ellwood, N. (2017). My sister's bones: a novel of suspense (First U.S. edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellwood, Nuala. 2017. My Sister's Bones: A Novel of Suspense. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellwood, Nuala. My Sister's Bones: A Novel of Suspense William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ellwood, Nuala. My Sister's Bones: A Novel of Suspense First U.S. edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

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