Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel by Chamberlain, Diane
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9781250087331
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250087333
ISBN-13
9781250087331
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038555873
Product Key Features
Book Title
Big Lies in a Small Town : a Novel
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Contemporary Women, Family Life, Mystery & Detective / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-033998
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publisher's Weekly on Big Lies in a Small Town "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist on Big Lies in a Small Town "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z, Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z, Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "[G]rippingly told...pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion." -- People "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly on Big Lies in a Small Town "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist on Big Lies in a Small Town "An engaging, well-researched, and sometimes thought-provoking art mystery."-- Kirkus on Big Lies in a Small Town "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z "[A] great escape." -- First for Women "[A] heart-pounding whodunit." -- Women's World, Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "[G]rippingly told...pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion." -- People "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly on Big Lies in a Small Town "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist on Big Lies in a Small Town "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z "[A] great escape." -- First for Women "[A] heart-pounding whodunit." -- Women's World, Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publisher's Weekly on Big Lies in a Small Town "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z, Praise for Diane Chamberlain: "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly on Big Lies in a Small Town "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist on Big Lies in a Small Town "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z, A Palm Beach Post Recommendation "Compelling...[A] good, captivating and ultimately satisfying story."-- Greensboro News & Record "Chamberlain is more than a terrific writer. She's incisive and understands people."-- The Star-Ledger "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist "An engaging, well-researched, and sometimes thought-provoking art mystery."-- Kirkus Reviews "[A] great escape."-- First for Women "[A] heart-pounding whodunit."-- Women's World Praise for Diane Chamberlain's The Dream Daughter "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read."--Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z, A Palm Beach Post 2020 Recommendation "Compelling...[A] good, captivating and ultimately satisfying story."-- Greensboro News & Record "Chamberlain is more than a terrific writer. She's incisive and understands people."-- The Star-Ledger "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist "An engaging, well-researched, and sometimes thought-provoking art mystery."-- Kirkus Reviews "[A] great escape."-- First for Women "[A] heart-pounding whodunit."-- Women's World Praise for Diane Chamberlain's The Dream Daughter "With a little tension and a lot of heart, The Dream Daughter will delight Chamberlain's fans and hook new readers." -- Booklist "Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read."--Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale "Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." --Therese Fowler, author of Z
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel in Big Lies in a Small Town . North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold--until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets. North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies? "Chamberlain's depictions of creative beauty and perseverance across time and in the face of inevitable obstacles will keep readers turning the pages."-- Publishers Weekly "Chamberlain's writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story."-- Booklist, From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman's quest to find the truth... "A novel about arts and secrets...grippingly told...pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion."-- People magazine, Best New Books North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, her dream of a career in art is put on hold--until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will get her released from prison immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to be free, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets. North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and in great need of work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies? "Chamberlain, a master storyteller, keeps readers hooked, with a story line that leavens history and social commentary with romance and mystery."-- Lexington Dispatch
LC Classification Number
PS3553.H2485B54 2020
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