Truth to Tell by Mavis Cheek

Truth to Tell by Mavis Cheek

Should she, instead, try to live without the little white lies that support us all? Her husband thinks it can't be done. Or to resist the attentions of the handsome Italian who wants to show her the city. As Nina entangles herself in a web of deceptions, it starts to look as though honesty might not always be the best policy...

If all fiction is a flirtation with the truth, then Cheek, as ever, proves herself an experienced player -- Emma Hagestadt * The Independent *
Offers whimsy with spiked wit.. warm, honest and hopeful * Waitrose magazine *
Funny and insightful * Daily Mail *
a fascinating tale of infidelity and deception amid the joys of Venice -- Gerald Isaaman * Camden New Journal *
Witty and thought-provoking -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *

Mavis Cheek was born and grew up in Wimbledon. She began her working life at Editions Alecto, the contemporary art publishers. She then attended Hillcroft College for Women from where she graduated in Arts. After her daughter Bella was born, she began her writing career in earnest; journalism and travel writing at first, then short stories, and eventually, in 1988, her novel Pause Between Acts , which won the She/John Menzies First Novel Prize. Her thirteen novels included Mrs Fytton's Country Life, Janice Gentle Gets Sexy and, most recently, Amenable Women, described in the Times as 'a brilliantly funny, warm, intelligent read'. She now lives and writes in the heart of the English countryside.

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ISBN 13	9780099547525
ISBN 10	009954752X
Title	Truth to Tell
Author	Mavis Cheek
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2011-05-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.