Publish date June 24, 2014 by St. Martin’s Press
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.
My Thoughts:
The Stories We Tell is a book that left me thinking a lot
about marriage and trust. Growing up I
was taught that you trust your family, especially your spouse. This book brought all that into
question. Eve wants to trust Cooper,
wants to believe all that he is telling her, yet the truths he is telling her
are not quite adding up. As she learns
more and does more research into the happening s of the night of the car
accident, more and more do not add up.
She knows that she has to discover the truth. It was hard to see her questioning her husband
and the life they had, the internal struggles she had made her doubt everything
she ever wanted. Eve is a character
that I could not help but feel for, yet there were times I wanted to shake her
and tell her to wake up and see what is happening in her own life. To see how the lies were affecting her
daughter and herself.
I really enjoyed this entire book. The characters were great and easy to relate
to, the plot kept me having to read, and the mystery of what the truth was kept
me totally engaged in the story. I
highly recommend The Stories We Tell.
Patti Callahan Henry is an author that has never let me down, keeping me
entertained well into the night.
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Sounds like a great mystery!
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