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Read An Interview with Patry Francis - May 2007, Jen's Jewel
Dutton
February 2007
On Sale: February 1, 2007
Featuring: Ali Mather; Jeanne Cross
320 pages
ISBN: 0525949909
EAN: 9780525949909
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Suspense | Women's Fiction
An accomplished
poet with a keen eye for detail and the written word, Patry
Francis has
written a riveting debut novel that will thrill fans of Jodi
Picoult
and Sue Miller.
Answering the question of
what is more powerful--family or friendship? this
debut novel unforgettably shows how far one woman would go
to protect either.
They couldn't be more different, but they form a friendship
that will
alter both their fates. When Ali Mather blows into town,
breaking all
the rules and breaking hearts (despite the fact that she is
pushing
forty), she also makes a mark on an unlikely family. Almost
against her
will, Jeanne Cross feels drawn to this strangely vibrant
woman, a
fascination that begins to infect Jeanne's "perfect"
husband
as well as
their teenaged son. At the heart of the friendship
between Ali
and Jeanne are deep-seated emotional needs, vulnerabilities
they have
each been recording in their diaries. Ali also senses
another kind of
vulnerability; she believes someone has been entering her
house when
she is not at home...and not with the usual intentions. What
this burglar
wants is nothing less than a piece of Ali's soul.
When a
murderer strikes and Jeanne's son is arrested, we learn that
the key to
the crime lies in the diaries of two very different women .
. . but
only one of them is telling the truth. A chilling tour of
troubled
minds, The Liar's Diary signals the launch of an
immensely talented new novelist who knows just how to keep
her readers guessing.
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