- Title:
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The Truth According To Us
- Written by:
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Annie Barrows
- Read by:
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Ann Marie Lee; Arthur Morey; Kimberly Farr; Cassandra Campbell; Tara Sands; Julia Whelan; Kirby Heyborne; Mark Deakins; Paul Michael; Lincoln Hoppe; Danny Campbell; Linda Montana
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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16
- Duration:
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18 hours 52 minutes
- Published:
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October 01 2015
- Available Date:
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October 01 2015
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489077646
- Genres:
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Fiction; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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International bestselling author
'An epic but intimate family novel with richly imagined characters, an intriguing plot and the social sensibilities you would expect of a story set in the South ... sizzling.'
The Washington Post
The long-awaited new novel from the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; a wise and charming story of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what’s right.
'I can't stand this poky little town any more. How can I bear it for three more months? Today alone has lasted years ...'
Disinherited by her father, the debutante Miss Layla Beck is forced to spend the hot summer of 1938 in Macedonia, West Virginia, and is tasked with recording the small town's history. She arrives with one goal: to get out as quickly as possible.
Macedonia's history seems simple enough – brief and uneventful. Then Layla meets the Romeyns: Jottie, Willa, Felix, Emmett, a family at once entertaining, eccentric, seductive, and inextricably bound up in Macedonia's biggest secret.
It's a secret all the townsfolk have a stake in, and as Layla delves into town legend, hidden truths emerge that reveal an altogether different history, one that has left hearts and lives broken.
Layla soon realises that some secrets should stay hidden forever.
'Annie Barrows leaves no doubt that she is a storyteller of rare calibre, with wisdom and insight to spare. She is at her best here.'
Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife
'An utterly enthralling, evocative story of loyalty and love, trust and truth.'
The Daily Express
'Barrows, who co-wrote the surprise bestseller The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008), takes a similarly panoramic approach to the insular hamlet of Macedonia, West Virginia, using multiple points of view with epistolary interludes ... this unique corner of Americana – a mélange of Yankee and Southern cultures – is re-created as vividly as the very different Anglo-European milieu of Guernsey. Undeniably entertaining.'
Kirkus Reviews