{"product_id":"the-impossible-thing-by-belinda-bauer-9781787630987","title":"The Impossible Thing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you find something that doesn't exist? Find out, in the most joyful mystery of 2025...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A perfect crime caper.'\u003c\/em\u003e Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Comic, thrilling and ultimately moving.'\u003c\/em\u003e The Scottish Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The gift of \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is the pure joy of reading.'\u003c\/em\u003e VAL MCDERMID\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Extraordinary. There's a deceptive simplicity to \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e that packs a real punch.'\u003c\/em\u003e ANN CLEEVES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner, Sunday Times bestselling and Booker-longlisted author Belinda Bauer, comes a sweeping tale about a hungry young girl, an impossible discovery, and a crime that remained unsolved for one hundred years... until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the most daring crime of the century...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1926. 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 others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred 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 is 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 now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skulduggery at every turn, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer's status as one of our greatest living crime writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Solid gold... This could be her best ever.'\u003c\/em\u003e LEE CHILD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A captivating novel from one of the UK's most talented storytellers. I loved every page of this unique mystery.'\u003c\/em\u003e CLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fans of Bauer know to expect something original from this most ingenious of crime writers... A funny, moving and beautifully written tale of misfits and oological obsession.'\u003c\/em\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR BELINDA BAUER-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'As good as Mark Haddon's \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e... and with more twists and coils than a hangman's noose.'\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday Express on \u003ci\u003eRubbernecker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Few writers who convey so well the essential sadness of life do so with such warmth and wit.'\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Belinda Bauer's fiction teems with life. She's also an ingenious creator, never afraid to improve on reality.'\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Belinda Bauer has shifted the boundaries of what makes a truly gripping, terrifying thriller.'\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46554135167212,"sku":"9781787630987","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12838913482824.jpg?v=1750083983","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-impossible-thing-by-belinda-bauer-9781787630987","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}