Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events: First Chapter/Intros, now hosted by Socrates Book Reviews; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is a new book: To Tell You the Truth, by Gilly Macmillan.
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Intro: (Prologue)
There are the facts, and then there is the truth.
These are the facts.
It is the summer solstice, June 1991.
You’re only nine years old. You’re short for your age. The school nurse has recommended that you lose weight. You struggle to make friends and often feel lonely. You have been bullied. Teachers and your parents frequently encourage you to participate more in group activities, but you prefer the company of your imaginary friend.
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Teaser: I loved our life then. If you’ve experienced trauma as a kid, what you want most as an adult is a still pool to bathe in, one where you can see the edges, where the surface of the water is glassy. (p. 62).
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Synopsis: To tell you the truth . . . everybody lies.
Lucy Harper’s talent for writing bestselling novels has given her fame, fortune and millions of fans. It’s also given her Dan, her needy, jealous husband whose own writing career has gone precisely nowhere.
Now Dan has vanished. But this isn’t the first time that someone has disappeared from Lucy’s life. Three decades ago, her little brother Teddy also went missing and was never found. Lucy, the only witness, helplessly spun fantasy after fantasy about Teddy’s disappearance, to the detectives’ fury and her parents’ despair. That was the start of her ability to tell a story—a talent she has profited from greatly.
But now Lucy’s a grown woman who can’t hide behind fiction any longer. The world is watching, and her whole life is under intense scrutiny. A life full of stories, some more believable than others. Could she have hurt Teddy? Did she kill Dan? Finally, now, Lucy Harper’s going to tell the truth.
Cross her heart.
And hope to die.
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Would you keep reading? I am definitely eager to do so.
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SNOW SPARKS 
Suspense, suspense. Love it!
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Definitely! Thanks for visiting, Harvee.
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I feel bad for that little girl back them – there were always bullies even when we we young. This sounds good.
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Oh, yes, there were definitely bullies back then. Thanks for visiting, Diane.
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Sounds like the perfect page-turner for the cool fall days when you just want to stay curled up in a blanket.
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Definitely! Thanks for stopping by, Donna, and enjoy your books.
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I love the sound of this one. I’m going to add it to my list.
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I can’t wait to read it, Yvonne.
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Definitely yes! I love anything written by Gilly MacMillan and picked up her book last week.
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I feel the same way, Colline.
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I did keep reading–and loved this one! I’ll read anything Macmillan writes!
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I’m glad to hear that you loved it, Catherine. I can’t wait to dive into it.
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Wow, this sounds intense! Love it – thanks for sharing!
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I am excited about this book, Denise. Enjoy yours.
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