{"product_id":"truth-be-told-paperback-2","title":"Truth Be Told - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKia Abdullah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bold and brave, shocking and heartfelt . . . 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She writes with such intelligence, research and compassion' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * * * *\u003c\/p\u003eARE YOU READY TO START THIS CONVERSATION?\u003cp\u003eKamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, and he has a place at Oxford next year. The world is at his feet. And then a night of revelry leads to a drunken encounter and he must ask himself a horrific question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of assault counsellor, Zara Kaleel, Kamran reports the incident in the hopes that will be the end of it. But it's only the beginning...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePowerful, explosive and important, \u003cem\u003eTruth Be Told\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary courtroom drama that vividly captures today's society. You will not stop thinking about it for a long time to come.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMore praise for \u003cem\u003eTruth Be Told\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The court scenes are \u003cstrong\u003epacy and atmospheric\u003c\/strong\u003e, and there is more than one unexpected twist' \u003cem\u003ei\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eBrave, compelling and absolutely riveting\u003c\/strong\u003e' A A Dhand, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eStreets of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tense, harrowing and brilliantly written. A \u003cstrong\u003epowerful\u003c\/strong\u003e story' Khurrum Rahman, author of \u003cem\u003eEast of Hounslow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cstrong\u003eexcellent and intelligent\u003c\/strong\u003e novel' \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A deeply \u003cstrong\u003eprofound and thought-provoking\u003c\/strong\u003e read' \u003cem\u003eHeat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKia Abdullah\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bestselling author and travel writer. Her novels include \u003cem\u003eTake It Back\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e thriller of the year; \u003cem\u003eTruth Be Told\u003c\/em\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards; and \u003cem\u003eNext of Kin\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Adult Fiction Diverse Book Award, and was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. \u003cem\u003eThose People Next Door \u003c\/em\u003ewas a Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, and Kia has also been selected for \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e Crime Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKia has written for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the BBC, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a non-profit that advocates for diversity in publishing and helps readers discover new books by British Asian authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about Kia and her writing, visit her website at kiaabdullah.com, or follow her at @KiaAbdullah on Instagram and X.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330802389229,"sku":"9780008603151","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/zlEmv3xv0e9780008603151.webp?v=1784939168","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/truth-be-told-paperback-2","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}