Books by Patti Callahan Henry

Bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is back with a powerful novel about the stories we tell and the people we trust.Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah's power couple. They're 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. Eve's sister, Willa, is staying with the family until she gets "back on her feet." 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 stories-what Cooper says, what Willa remembers, what the evidence indicates-Eve has to find out what really happened. And what she's 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.

I Patti Callahan Henrys gribende roman opdager en kvinde, at selvom livet har gjort hende til både hustru og mor, kan hun ikke glemme mindet om sin store, første kærlighed …Som de fleste mødre har Amy set frem til den dag, hvor hendes søn skulle tage sin første rigtige kæreste med hjem. Men da det sker, venter der Amy et chok. Pigens far er ingen anden end Nick Lowry, den collegekæreste, der vandt hendes hjerte og siden forlod hende uden forklaring. Hun har ikke glemt, hvad hun følte for Nick, og mysteriet om hans svigt plager hende stadig.Livet har været gunstigt for Amy. Hendes ægteskab er godt, og børnene trives. Men nu hvor Nick er tilbage i hendes liv, kan hun ikke lade være med at tænke på den strand, hvor de svor hinanden evig troskab, dengang for 20 år siden. Hun kan heller ikke lade være med at tænke på den kvinde, hun var … fuld af lidenskab og håb. Hvad skal hun stille op med fristelsen til at leve det liv, hun engang drømte om? Og hvad hvis det betyder, at hun skal svigte alle dem, hun har kær?