The lie
Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-2023
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Joan, once a singing star of the 1940s and 1950s, now ekes out a lonely, impoverished existence - until a chance encounter promises a comeback concert and an album. Her sister Kathleen is a successful medical researcher who has been offered the directorship of a prestige institute in Los Angeles in her retirement but is facing divorce after her husband's affair. In their old age, Joan and Kathleen draw closer together. Until a figure from Joan's past threatens everything they've built. As the sisters excavate the lies that bound them together, a more profound truth threatens to drive them apart. Set in three time frames, the novel unravels the sisters' lives as choices past and present collide.
Main title:
The lie / Mary Chamberlain.
Author:
Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Magpie Books, 2023.
Collation:
281 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780861543588 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FFICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
3627051