The Truth in a Lie

Secrets and lies can be so destructive - especially when you lie to yourselfCharlotte Preece a successful writer moves to a riverside apartment after breaking up with her lover. She feels guilty when the upheaval so disturbs her student daughter Kate that she fails her first-year exams. Charlotte is then called to the bedside of her ailing mother and has to drive through heavy snow to reach the hospital. Shes astonished when Duncan her ex-husband braves the treacherous conditions to join her. Is he being supportive or does he have other motives? And then the two of them are snowed in together...The Truth in a Lie is a novel that explores the complex relationships between mothers and daughters wives and husbands. It is a story of love loyalty betrayal and the damage done by untold secrets. A must for fans of Maggie OFarrell Ann Patchett and Sally Rooney.