Heart-shaped Bruise

Tanya Byrne

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'They say I'm evil. The police. The newspapers. The girls from school who sigh on the six o'clock news and say they always knew there was something not quite right about me. And everyone believes it. Including you. But you don't know. You don't know who I used to be. Who I could have been. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever shake off my mistakes or if I'll just carry them around with me forever like a bunch of red balloons.'

Awaiting trial at Archway Young Offenders Institution, Emily Koll is going to tell her side of the story for the first time.

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Praise for Heart-shaped Bruise

  • Intriguing and compelling - a very accomplished debut - Sophie Hannah, bestselling crime fiction authorByrne is a talented writer with attitude and a fresh, original voice - Daily Mail It's compelling and clever. We loved - Company Reminiscent of The Catcher in the Rye, this psychological jigsaw of a novel will appeal to your dark side - Glamour

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Tanya Byrne

Tanya Byrne

Tanya Byrne is an award-winning author and freelance journalist who lives in Brighton. She has written many highly acclaimed young adult novels, the first of which earned her a nomination for New Writer of the Year at the National Book Awards. She has also written for The Guardian and The Pool.

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