The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer Hardback Book 9781787630970

A captivating novel from one of the UKs most talented storytellers I loved every page of this unique mystery CLARE MACKINTOSHThe gift of The Impossible Thing is the pure joy of reading VAL MCDERMIDFrom the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Bookerlonglisted author Belinda Bauer a sweeping tale of obsession greed ambition and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred yearsIt was the greatest mystery never told 1926 On the towering cliffs of Yorkshire men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there The most beautiful are sold for large sums But when small and hungry Celie Sheppard finds an impossible red egg it will forever alter the course of her life and the lives of others100 years later in a remote cottage in Wales Patrick Fort discovers his friend Nick and his mother tied up and robbed The only thing missing a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg Doggedly attempting to retrieve it Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history Until nowA taut wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skullduggery at...