{"product_id":"9780861543588","title":"The Lie","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Chamberlain, Mary \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 July 2023 by Oneworld Publications (Magpie) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 25 | 254g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTWO SISTERS, ONE DANGEROUS LIE,AND A DEVASTATING TRUTH.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan, 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 prestigious institute in Los Angeles as she contemplates the recent break-up with the love of her life. Over the years, 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 bind them, a more profound truth threatens to drive them apart. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40578808676487,"sku":"9780861543588","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780861543588_1a082462-4439-4ebf-8caa-a25fc05e1f0b.jpg?v=1741635136","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9780861543588","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}