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A gripping psychological exploration into the secrets that lead us to lie to those we love, this dual narrative is set in London in the present day and in the swinging 1970s
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Synopsis
The Lies You Told Me by Jessica Ruston
A daughter searches for the truth behind her mother's disappearance in this riveting novel, perfect for fans of Rosamund Lupton's SISTER and SJ Watson's BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP 'I do not know what you have been told about your mother. But I know it cannot be the truth...' Klara Mortimer never really knew her mother, Sadie, a former model, who left when she was just six years old. All she has is a handful of stories, passed down from the father who raised her. Klara tells herself she has long ago come to terms with her mother's disappearance from her life, but then she receives a note and key from someone who calls themselves 'N.R.'. These lead her to a garage, full of the remnants of her mother's past, and to the diary she kept all those years ago. Within its pages, Klara discovers a woman who doesn't quite match the portrait her father has painstakingly painted for her, and a story that leads her to question everything she thought she knew...
Reviews
'A tight, compelling study of love, obsession and breakdown. I couldn't stop reading'
Jojo Moyes
'A gripping, moving, beautifully unwound story about family secrets and dark deeds done in the name of love. I couldn't put it down'
Erin Kelly
'Addictive reading'
Women
& Home 'Insightful about middle-class angst at its most creepy... Unnerving
Independent on Sunday
'A really gripping read'
Chloe's Chick Lit Reviews
'Brilliant!'
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Publication date
6th June 2013Author
Jessica RustonMore books by Jessica Ruston
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Publisher
Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing GroupFormat
Paperback368 pages
Categories
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)ISBN
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