The Lie
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  • Published: 20 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781405934831
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99
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The Lie

The emotionally gripping family drama that will keep you hooked until the last page

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Paperback
20 Oct 2020
EBook
23 Jan 2020
Audiobook
18 Feb 2020
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The closer the couple, the bigger the lie . . .

'I just thought you should know who you're married to . . .'
Romy and Michael had it all. Thirty years of marriage, two wonderful sons and a beautiful home.
Until a letter arrives containing a shocking accusation, and everything falls apart.
Fleeing to an idyllic village to find time to think, Romy finds herself drawn to Finch, a handsome stranger with a tragic past. Is this a chance to start again?
But then the phone rings: Michael is in hospital. He says he needs her help.
Romy finds herself caught between two very different lives - and two very different men - as she tries to do her duty to her husband, unravel the truth about his past, and find out where her heart truly lies.
  • Published: 20 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781405934831
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Hilary Boyd

Hilary Boyd trained as a nurse and a marriage guidance counselor before beginning a career as a writer and journalist. She has written six non-fiction books and is the author of Thursdays in the Park, the bestselling novel which spawned a whole new genre.

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Praise for The Lie

Praise for Hilary Boyd

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Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes

Daily Mail

Poignant, well observed and wonderfully written, this is a bit of a heart-string puller

Closer

A warm and well-written case for love affairs in later life

Daily Telegraph

I was ripping through this book . . . addictive

Evening Standard

Boyd gets under the skin of her characters to show that falling in love isn't limited to the young

Sunday Express

A smart emotional drama, you will race through this

Sunday Mirror

Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships

Woman & Home

Boyd is the mistress of the multi-layered story

My Weekly

Smart, with true-to-life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings

Sunday Mirror

Deeply emotional

Sunday Post

A compelling domestic noir

Sun

Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressibly well-written tale

Daily Express
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