The Lie That Changed Everything

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From the award-winning author of </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Hate Game: Screaming in the Silence</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> comes a wickedly funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of childhood guilt globetrotting mishaps and one truly terrible lie.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Lie That Changed Everything</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> tells the story of a boy who was forced to swear a lie on his father's life dreamed of his death and then watched it come true.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Trew unpacks this haunting legacy with unfiltered honesty and laugh-out-loud British humour reflecting on a childhood shaped by chaos confusion and unexpected moments of grace. Set in the '60s and '70s the story travels through RAF bases botched first kisses and a failed Ten Pound Pom migration to Australia. At its core are a mum who could terrify the devil with her scriptures and a war-hero dad whose quiet reclusiveness left a hole no amount of humour could fill.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>One little rascal. One very big lie. And one funny unforgettable ride.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for fans of Sedaris </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Angela's Ashes</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Glass Castle</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>; Trew's tale is as heartbreaking as it is hilarious.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Lie That Changed Everything</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Part 1 of a two-part memoir series</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> followed by </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Hate Game: Screaming in the Silence</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - winner of the 2025 Independent Author Award and Literary Titan Gold Award.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Set in 1960s and 1970s England and Australia this coming-of-age memoir explores RAF life Ten Pound Pom migration childhood guilt British humour family dysfunction and parental loss. Perfect for readers drawn to nostalgic emotional and darkly funny true stories.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Lie That Changed Everything</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Part 1 of a two-part memoir series</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> followed by </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Hate Game: Screaming in the Silence</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - winner of the 2025 Independent Author Award and Literary Titan Gold Award.</span></p>