by Diane Chamberlain
By Diane Chamberlain ISBN-13: 9781466839403 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication date: 6/4/2013 Sold by: Macmillan Format: eBook Pages: 35 My Rating: 5 Stars The First Lie gives readers an early glimpse into the life of thirteen-year-old Ivy Hart. It’s 1958 in rural North Carolina, where...
Amazing how much this very short prequel piqued my interest for NECESSARY LIES.
Completely captivated. Told through the point of view of Ivy in 1958 North Carolina, I can hear the thick southern accent through the pages. Smelling the old dirt roads and the remnants of tobacco lingering transformed my reading experience from casual interest to captivated. This is a short e-story...
3.5/5 StarsRead my full review: http://bit.ly/12K913I.My opinion: I have to admit that I am rarely impressed by these novellas that seem to be the current rage for authors to write prior to upcoming releases. I have found that most are weak in their storyline and often appears to have been struggled...
*Recvd via NetGalley invitation 06/04/2013*
We meet Ivy Hart as she's riding her bike back from a late-night meeting with her friend, Henry Gardiner (playing with a Ouija board in the local church). Thirteen-year-old Ivy lives in a tenant farm house with her fifteen-year-old sister, Mary Ella, and her grandmother Nonnie in Grace County, North...