The Last Thing to Burn

The Last Thing to Burn

Hardback Published on: 07/01/2021
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The Last Thing to Burn
Dark and disturbing thriller.
An extremely harrowing read, this is the story of a young Vietnamese woman who has been trafficked. She is struggling to hold on to her identity as her "hu... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth
The Last Thing to Burn
Addictive
This has to be one of the saddest books I've ever read but in these times of people trafficking and refugees used for cheap labour it is very relev... READ MORE
Sally Boocock

Synopsis

He is her husband. She is his captive. Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to the UK: no one knows she is there. Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen. Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn't like what he sees, she is punished. For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight. Now, she is watching him, and waiting ...

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529307054
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 30 mm

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The Last Thing to Burn
You must read this phenomenal novel!
Will Dean’s “The Last Thing to Burn”, quite frankly, is phenomenal. Painfully brutal, distressingly tense and viscerally affecting. This will take 2021 by ... READ MORE
Stu Cummins
The Last Thing to Burn
His Best Yet!
Thank you for the early review copy, having read Will's three previous books I was a little surprised to see that this was a standalone, not from the serie... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
The Last Thing to Burn
A nail biting read
Will Dean is an author I have heard lots of goods things about, but until now I hadn’t read any of his books, and what a book to start with. The Last Thing... READ MORE
Juliet Butler
The Last Thing to Burn
A Thrilling, Chilling and Gripping Read.
On an isolated farm un the UK, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnaoed her seven years ago. When she discovers she is pregnant, she realises to prot... READ MORE
Louise Wilson
The Last Thing to Burn
Ok read
I felt quite disappointed in this book. After all the good reviews it received I was expecting something more original. It's very much like Room by Emma D... READ MORE
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