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Beautiful Lies: A Novel
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780307336828
ISBN: 0307336824
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: December 05, 2006
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: December 05, 2006
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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Editorial Review:
If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole. But that’s not what happened. Instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door—a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie.Suddenly forced to question everything she knows about herself and her family, Ridley wanders into dark territory she never knew existed, where everyone in her life seems like a stranger. She has no idea who’s on her side and who has something to hide—even, and maybe especially, her new lover, Jake, who appears to have secrets of his own.Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a true literary thriller with one of the freshest voices and heroines to arrive in years. Lisa Unger takes us on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine . . . .
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Taking Chances
Many children, particularly the more introspective ones, consider at one time or another the possibility that they were adopted as babies and that their real parents are somewhere out there in the world, unlikely ever to be found. Usually, and thankfully, most get over it so quickly that the experience is soon completely forgotten or, at most, looked back upon as some silly piece of romantic thinking that now embarrasses them.
Others are so secure, happy, or maybe just so oblivious of ... Read More
Rating:  - Superb First Novel
I must admit I started reading this book when it first came out and after about 70 pages it didn't do much for me so I stopped reading it. I just finished reading Lisa Unger's third novel BLACK OUT - a stand alone novel not about Ridley Jones like her first two. It was one of the best books I have ever read so I had to revisit this book and am I ever so glad I did.
I did find the beginning 70 pages again to be slow but after that Lisa Unger truly comes into her own and provides a subperb ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful Lies.
One of the best books I've ever read. Very suspenseful. I loved this book so much I also purchased the next in this series Sliver of Truth. Also a very good book.
Rating: - Couldn't put this one down.
I loved this book. It was captivating and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Worth the read, very entertaining.
Rating:  - Promising premise lost in a series of lectures.
This book had promise. What could have been a tense novella turned into a long series of lectures about "how life is."
I like it when a book causes me to reflect on my own life, not when it dictates how life should feel to me using generalizations. Show, don't tell! The huge chunks where the main character describes how life is like this-or-that felt very condescending and really hurt the pace of the book. It is great for the character to feel emotions, but when they are dissected and explained ... Read More
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