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Abomination

Abomination

Martha is twelve - and very different from other kids, because of her parents. Strict members of a religious group - the Brethren - their rules dominate Martha's life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must never ever invite anyone home. If she does, their shameful secret - Abomination - could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder. Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret? And just how far will her parents go to prevent the truth from being known?

Reviews

  • A taut and thrilling novel from a master of the unpredictable

    Daily Telegraph

  • Robert Swindells writes the kind of books that are so scary you're afraid to turn the page

    Young Telegraph

  • Plots which grip the reader from the opening paragraph

    The Sunday Times

  • Often chilling, yet ultimately uplifting . . . Totally convincing . . . Absolutely unmissable

    The Bookseller

  • Powerful, compassionate and original

    Bournemouth Daily Echo

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About the Author

Robert Swindells

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939 and continues to live in Yorkshire. He left school at 15 and worked in a variety of jobs, including primary school teaching, before becoming a full-time writer. His widely acclaimed novels often reflect his political passions, such as BROTHER IN THE LAND, which is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war. He has won the Red House Children's Book Prize several times and in 1993 he won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD, a young adult novel about homelessness.

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