415 pages
English language
Published April 17, 2007 by Nan A. Talese.
4 stars
(1 review)
An intricately wrought, multilayered novel, "Lies" ranges from the present to deep in the past. Told through two narratives, the stories are both brutal and exciting. Together these stories illuminate the importance of storytelling in shaping beliefs about families and their histories.
Subjects
- Grandfathers
- Genealogy
- Authorship
- Missing persons
- Boating accidents
- Mothers and daughters
- Fiction
Places
- Guatemala