About the Book:
After sixty years of marriage and five daughters, Lynn “Lovey” White
knows that all of us, from time to time, need to use our little white lies.
Her granddaughter, Annabelle, on the other hand, is as truthful as they come. She always does the right thing—that is, until she dumps her hedge fund manager fiancĂ© and marries a musician she has known for three days. After all, her grandparents, who fell in love at first sight, have shared a lifetime of happiness, even through her grandfather’s declining health.
But when Annabelle’s world starts to collapse around her, she discovers that nothing about her picture-perfect family is as it seems. And Lovey has to decide whether one more lie will make or break the ones she loves . . .
Her granddaughter, Annabelle, on the other hand, is as truthful as they come. She always does the right thing—that is, until she dumps her hedge fund manager fiancĂ© and marries a musician she has known for three days. After all, her grandparents, who fell in love at first sight, have shared a lifetime of happiness, even through her grandfather’s declining health.
But when Annabelle’s world starts to collapse around her, she discovers that nothing about her picture-perfect family is as it seems. And Lovey has to decide whether one more lie will make or break the ones she loves . . .
Review by Hope Smith
Family, love and the occasional white lie …
Lovey, the matriarch of the family, is holding the family together while
dealing with her husband’s impaired health.
Although there’s no denying the love she has for her family, her
granddaughter Annabelle has always claimed an extra special spot in her
heart. Lovey could always expect
Annabelle to do the right things in life, so when she leaves her fiancée for a
man she had only met, it’s acceptance from Lovey that she craves the most.
The story is told through the eyes of both Lovey and Annabelle. Though generations apart, it’s clear to see
how similar they are.
As Lovey tells the story of how she went against her parents where her
love life was concerned and ended up marrying the man of her dreams, Annabelle
tells a similar story of choosing to follow her heart in the pursuit of love
instead of doing what everyone expects of her.
With perfectly flawed characters that are so real and relatable you will
miss them when you turn the last page, Lies
and Other Acts of Love has the perfect blend of love, emotion and
complexity to make for a very satisfying read.
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About the Author:
Kristy Woodson Harvey is the author of Dear Carolina and Lies
and Other Acts of Love. She blogs at Design Chic about how creating a beautiful
home can be the catalyst for creating a beautiful life and loves connecting
with readers at kristywoodsonharvey.com. She is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum
laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's school of
journalism and holds a Master's in English from East Carolina University. Her
writing has appeared in numerous publications and websites, including Southern
Living, Domino magazine, Our State, Houzz, the Salisbury Post and the New Bern
Sun Journal. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and four-year-old son
where she is working on her next novel.
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Lies and Other Acts of Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey
