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The Lies You Told Me - Jessica Ruston (2013)
Klara Mortimer was just a little girl when her mother disappeared out of her life, leaving her behind with only her father to take care of her. Now, as she is older, all Klara has left of her mother are her own memories and her father's stories. Until she unexpectedly receives a key in the mail with a note that leads her to a storage room. In here, Klara finds several missing pieces of the puzzle that is her mother's life, including her mother's own personal diary. Klara doesn't want to share her findings with anyone else, and slowly she becomes obsessed with discovering what kind of person her mother was and what truly happened to her all those years ago. This story is told from two perspectives: Klara in the modern day and age, and her mother Sadie in 1950s London. I was immediately captivated by Sadie and her story, which is centred around her dream to become a famous model. I loved switching between these two voices and finding out more about Sadie with every page I turned. One of the strengths of the novel is that, even though I did not particularly really warm to Klara, I was definitely interested by her story and wanted to find out what would happen to her and her search for her mother's identity. There's definitely a mysterious side to this novel: who sends Klara the key to the storage room? What happened to Sadie? Why did she suddenly disappear? Will Klara be able to find all the pieces of the puzzle? All these questions made me want to keep on reading in order to find out more. The Lies You Told Me is a compelling novel that will have you hooked from the first page until the very last words, so make sure you have a couple of free hours before opening this book! (JoH)
Jessica Ruston's The Lies You Told Me is about a daughter searching for the truth behind her mother's disappearance. The summary says: "'I do not know what you have been told about your mother. But I know it cannot be the truth...' Klara Mortimer never really knew her mother, Sadie, a former model, who left when she was just six years old. All she has is a handful of stories, passed down from the father who raised her. Klara tells herself she has long ago come to terms with her mother's disappearance from her life, but then she receives a note and key from someone who calls themselves N.R. These lead her to a garage, full of the remnants of her mother's past, and to the diary she kept all those years ago. Within its pages, Klara discovers a woman who doesn't quite match the portrait her father has painstakingly painted for her, and a story that leads her to question everything she thought she knew."