A powerful novel about the myths we embrace and the people we trust from the New York Timesâbestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea.
Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannahâs power couple. Theyâre on every artistic board and deeply involved in the community. She owns and operates a letterpress studio specializing in the handmade; he runs a digital magazine featuring all things southern gentlemen. The perfect juxtaposition of the old and the new, Eve and Cooper are the beautiful people. The lucky ones. And they have the wealth and name that comes from being part of an old Georgia family.
But things may not be as good as they seem.
Eveâs sister, Willa, is staying with the family until she gets âback on her feet.â Their daughter, Gwen, is all adolescent rebellion. And Cooper thinks Eve works too much. Still, the Morrison marriage is strong. After twenty-one years together, Eve and Cooper know each other. They count on each other. They know what to expect. But when Cooper and Willa are involved in a car accident, the questions surrounding the event bring the family close to breaking point. Sifting between the storiesâwhat Cooper says, what Willa remembers, what the evidence indicatesâEve has to find out what really happened. And what sheâs going to do about it.
A riveting story about the power of truth, The Stories We Tell will open your eyes and rearrange your heart.
âFrom the intriguing beginning to the touching ending, The Stories We Tell is filled with the warmth, heart, and compassion that have become the trademark of her novels.â âDiane Chamberlain, New York Timesâbestselling author