A bold and brilliant novel about love, lies and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine – one of the greatest YA voices of her generation.Iris's father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn't even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames.Now her mother has declared war and means to get her hands on Ernest's priceless art collection. But Ernest has other ideas. There are things he wants Iris to know after he's gone. And the truth has more than one way of coming to light.Jenny Valentine, the Sunday Times bestselling author, weaves a tale of grief, bereavement, and social fiction in this bestselling book. The narrative, which explores the themes of illness, death, and the struggles of teenage loners and outcasts, is a testament to Valentine's skill as a writer.For fans of Frances Hardinge (Island of Whispers), Sophie Kinsella (What Does it Feel Like?), Matt Haig (The Radleys), Joan Aiken (The Girl from Paris), and Judy Blume (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret).