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Lies I Told My Sister
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A deeply affecting narrative that explores the most intimate of bonds as tragedy strikes a family and lies of omission and commission come to light. Ells has tenderly woven a tale lush with grief, fractured dreams and forgiveness as her beautifully rendered characters gradually reveal struggles with fertility, infidelity and missed opportunities. There is a delicate lyricism to this exquisite tale as Ells gently amplifies the desire to safeguard and protect those who are loved.

— Lucy E.M. Black, author of The Brickworks, Stella’s Carpet, Eleanor Courtown, and The Marzipan Fruit Basket

Lies I Told My Sister is a beautifully crafted novel about the complicated affairs of families and the deep desire for truth and connection. Louise Ells delves into relationships, sisterhood, and dementia with compassion and sensitivity. Readers won't want the story to end, but when it does, they'll reach for their phones to call their loved ones.

—Liisa Kovala, author of Surviving Stutthof and Sisu’s Winter War

Notes Towards Recovery Reviews

The stories start quietly, each word a small stitch around the edge of your heart, but then somewhere toward the end of the story, it all pulls tight and you just have to sit there for a minute, sit with how the accumulation of words on a page can create such immense feelings.

— Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of Catching Days and Tidal Flats

...Notes Towards Recovery is a remarkable debut.

— Kerry Clare, author of Waiting for a Star to Fall, Mitzi Bytes, and Asking For a Friend

...moving, intricate, emotionally powerful.

— Adam C. Piette, professor University of Sheffield