--- product_id: 6631345 title: "The Farm" price: "€ 32.81" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/6631345-the-farm store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # The Farm **Price:** € 32.81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Farm - **How much does it cost?** € 32.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/6631345-the-farm) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Farm [Smith, Tom Rob] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Farm Review: Tom Rob Smith has another excellent muster/thriller - Tom Rob Smith has written another excellent thriller that took me on a very satisfying joy ride full of unexpected twists and turns. Daniel, living in London, receives an unexpected visit from his estranged mother and is drawn into a possibly deranged story of a conspiracy that has turned his father against his mother. Has his parents retirement to a farm in rural Sweden driven his mother over the edge? Are the citizens of the nearby town concealing some dark secret that involves the disappearance of a teenaged girl? And how did the imposing and powerful father of the missing girl turn Daniel's father against his mother? Daniel has to figure out what is true to save his Mother from the demons of her past and present by traveling to The Farm in Sweden. Tom Rob Smith has a smooth and descriptive writing style than draws you in and pulls you along. I have read his Child 44 series and thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. Although this was long on exposition and not nearly as much action as his last three novels, the story was riveting and quite unpredictable in its conclusion. Smith is a master of his genre. Review: Nightmare conspiracy or deranged mind? - Eschewing the Cold War setting of the Child 44 series, Tom Rob Smith's novel The Farm finds its tension on a far smaller scale: in a conversation between a grown man named Daniel and his mother. By the time that conversation begins, we've heard Daniel's father's warnings - that his mother is mentally ill and paranoid, that she could be a danger to him or to other people. But when part of her narrative is that such accusations are to discredit her, it all comes down to who you choose to believe. Much of The Farm is dedicated to this long conversation, in which the mother spins the tale of a small rural community hostile to outsiders, the strange incidents she witnesses, and the horrifying conspiracy she begins to discover as she digs into things. What makes The Farm so gripping, though, is that the tale is so ambiguous; much of it can be taken as either dark foreshadowing or the paranoia of a damaged mind. And indeed, it's Smith's commitment to that ambiguity that makes The Farm so compelling, as we're constantly forced to question the mother's tale and Daniel's reactions to that tale. Ultimately, we know this has to come down to Daniel's choice: is this all true, or is it indications of insanity? And yet, even then, Smith doesn't let us off that easily, tying everything together in a way that both makes total sense and yet feels genuinely surprising. The Farm is a great psychological thriller, one that uses the idea of an unreliable narrator and makes it the central question of the book, all while still spinning a gripping tale that forces us to question the things we're seeing and how we interpret them. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #641,871 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6,504 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #13,963 in Suspense Thrillers #357,632 in Literature & Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 5,621 Reviews | ## Images ![The Farm - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91uiFm6Xd0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tom Rob Smith has another excellent muster/thriller *by L***R on June 23, 2014* Tom Rob Smith has written another excellent thriller that took me on a very satisfying joy ride full of unexpected twists and turns. Daniel, living in London, receives an unexpected visit from his estranged mother and is drawn into a possibly deranged story of a conspiracy that has turned his father against his mother. Has his parents retirement to a farm in rural Sweden driven his mother over the edge? Are the citizens of the nearby town concealing some dark secret that involves the disappearance of a teenaged girl? And how did the imposing and powerful father of the missing girl turn Daniel's father against his mother? Daniel has to figure out what is true to save his Mother from the demons of her past and present by traveling to The Farm in Sweden. Tom Rob Smith has a smooth and descriptive writing style than draws you in and pulls you along. I have read his Child 44 series and thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. Although this was long on exposition and not nearly as much action as his last three novels, the story was riveting and quite unpredictable in its conclusion. Smith is a master of his genre. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nightmare conspiracy or deranged mind? *by J***E on June 5, 2015* Eschewing the Cold War setting of the Child 44 series, Tom Rob Smith's novel The Farm finds its tension on a far smaller scale: in a conversation between a grown man named Daniel and his mother. By the time that conversation begins, we've heard Daniel's father's warnings - that his mother is mentally ill and paranoid, that she could be a danger to him or to other people. But when part of her narrative is that such accusations are to discredit her, it all comes down to who you choose to believe. Much of The Farm is dedicated to this long conversation, in which the mother spins the tale of a small rural community hostile to outsiders, the strange incidents she witnesses, and the horrifying conspiracy she begins to discover as she digs into things. What makes The Farm so gripping, though, is that the tale is so ambiguous; much of it can be taken as either dark foreshadowing or the paranoia of a damaged mind. And indeed, it's Smith's commitment to that ambiguity that makes The Farm so compelling, as we're constantly forced to question the mother's tale and Daniel's reactions to that tale. Ultimately, we know this has to come down to Daniel's choice: is this all true, or is it indications of insanity? And yet, even then, Smith doesn't let us off that easily, tying everything together in a way that both makes total sense and yet feels genuinely surprising. The Farm is a great psychological thriller, one that uses the idea of an unreliable narrator and makes it the central question of the book, all while still spinning a gripping tale that forces us to question the things we're seeing and how we interpret them. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Great start, okay finish *by B***M on April 27, 2015* When Daniel’s father calls from Sweden to tell him his mother has been committed to a psychiatric hospital, Daniel tells his father, “I’ll book a flight for the morning.” But by morning, his father has already called back. “Daniel, she’s not here!” Daniel’s mother has checked herself out of the hospital and it isn’t long before she calls Daniel and tells him, “I’m sure your father has spoken to you. Everything that man has told you is a lie. I’m not mad. I don’t need a doctor. I need the police. I’m about to board a flight to London. Meet me at Heathrow…” Tom Rob Smith begins The Farm with a great story premise. It’s filled with mystery and suspense and puts Daniel in an intriguing dilemma - who is telling the truth? Tilde arrives in London carrying a beat-up satchel, stuffed with chronological evidence implicating her husband, Chris, and others in a violent crime. What follows is a marathon tale of what was supposed to have been a happy retirement on a farm in Tilde’s native Sweden. It’s a race against time because Chris is on his way and will almost certainly commit her to a hospital in London. The momentum builds, as Smith introduces many mysterious characters with questionable motives. He blurs the lines by adding images of giant elk, fairy tale trolls, Swedish customs and harsh winters. Tilde’s rambling account of events on the farm at times seems plausible, but at other times her story seems far-fetched, her observations more and more paranoid. I enjoyed reading The Farm because of this interesting storyline, however, its momentum met an abrupt and unsatisfying open-ended finish, with limited explanation. It’s a curious mix of a modern story frame, filled with folk tales, local lore and characters with nearly superhuman physical fitness. Tilde swims out into a chilly river, rows boats, hauls wheelbarrows, paints barns, runs, and rides her bike everywhere, often in the middle of the night. Overall, however, I found The Farm entertaining, despite its ending and can picture this as a movie. It will be interesting to see what kind of story Smith publishes next. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/6631345-the-farm](https://www.desertcart.be/products/6631345-the-farm) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-03*