{"product_id":"necessary-lies-9780889242951","title":"Necessary Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat are the lies we tell ourselves and others that get us through our lives?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1981 Anna is suddenly offered the opportunity to study English at McGill University in Montreal. She jumps at the chance, leaving behind her job, her husband, and her country - Poland. She meets William, a music professor, and falls in love. Back home, martial law is declared.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter almost ten years of marriage, William dies suddenly of a heart attack, and Anna is left to pick up the pieces. In the midst of grieving, she discovers more pieces than expected: for the length of their lives together, William carried on a long-distance affair with a woman journalist in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn search of truth, Anna returns to a dramatically changed Europe, where Communism has fallen, the Berlin Wall has been torn down, and where, once again, history will have to be rewritten. Probing the depths of betrayal and forgiveness, she confronts her own past and the motives that drove her away from Poland; she sees herself through the eyes of her mother, her ex-husband, and most importantly, William's German lover, Ursula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Lies tells the story of the discovery of secrets and lies that stitch together empires and individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2774696\"\u003eEva Stachniak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889242951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 088924295X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027000\"\u003eRomance | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEva Stachniak was born in Wroclaw, Poland, and came to Canada in 1981. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eNecessary Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Amazon.com\/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eGarden of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into seven languages. Her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, has been published across the world. Stachniak lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647803560173,"sku":"9780889242951","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_661e3865-4071-4aee-92c9-e12fb08f0f17.jpg?v=1649178285","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/necessary-lies-9780889242951","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}