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This gripping teenage story charts the roller coaster emotions of a young girl falling in love. When the Second World War ends, Evie’s dad returns home and a whole new life opens up for her. At last she can shake off being treated as a child by her mother. But Evie’s first foray into love is based on a misreading of the adults around her. How she works her way through the deceit and discovers the truth which leads to the lie of the title is a moving and beautifully observed journey of painful discoveries.
Trade review
Murder mystery with a dash of romance, a strongly written coming-of-age novel set in the aftermath of the Second World War which won the 2008 National Book Award in the USA. It's 1947 and 15-year-old Evie is desperate to grow up, go on dates and look glamorous like her mother. But then a handsome and mysterious ex-GI turns up. Peter served with Evie's stepfather during the war and seems to have a strange control over him; slowly, Evie realises she's falling for Peter, despite his dark secrets.
Synopsis
Summer's ending, and Evie's step-father is finally home from the Second World War. Then a mysterious stranger appears; a handsome ex-GI who served with Evie's step-father. Slowly, Evie realizes that she is falling in love with him. Torn between her family and the man she loved, Evie must betray someone.
