Prequel to Chamberlain's forthcoming novel Necessary Lies
Pub. Date: June 4th, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ebook
35 pages
The First Lie is a
short story prequel to Diane Chamberlain’s new novel
Necessary Lies. In
The First
Lie we are briefly introduced to thirteen-year-old Ivy Hart’s world. Even though the short story is just
that, short, the world that Chamberlain is able to create is vivid, round and
extremely compelling. In just a few pages the reader learns a great deal about
the Hart family dynamic through allusions to the many secrets that could
potentially be revealed in
Necessary Lies,
as well as through the way that the Hart’s speak to and about each other. The
voice of Ivy in this character driven short story is so clear and specific
instantly. Before instances of racism and class dynamics are even introduced –
major themes from the synopsis of
Necessary
Lies as well as in this short story - the language and the way that Ivy’s
character is presented gives the reader a very clear idea what kind of
character we are investing in, as well as the
