<p>A compelling, brutal and heart-breaking story about identity, infamy and revenge, from debut author Tanya Byrne. Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2012<br><br><i>They say I''m evil. <br><br>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. <br><br>And everyone believes it. Including you. <br><br>But you don''t know. You don''t know who I used to be. Who I could have been.<br><br>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<br><br></i>Awaiting trial at Archway Young Offenders Institution, Emily Koll is going to tell her side of the story for the first time.<br><br>Heart-Shaped Bruise is a compulsive and moving novel about infamy, identity and how far a person might go to seek revenge.</p>