{"product_id":"tell-them-you-lied-paperback","title":"Tell Them You Lied - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Leffler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo New York artists' tumultuous friendship gets turned on its head when one of them goes missing and the other may be to blame. A riveting debut novel for readers of \u003ci\u003eBunny, Luckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"Who Is the Bad Art Friend?\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I hope I never have a friendship like this, but Laura Leffler makes it gripping to read about.\" --Lisa Jewell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Taut, dark, and beautifully written.\" --Andrea Bartz \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna had never met anyone like Willow. Entering art school with lofty ideas about Art and her role in it, Anna was wholly unprepared for someone as mysterious, moody--and \u003ci\u003ecool\u003c\/i\u003e--as Willow. Here was Anna's muse and collaborator all in one, ready to bring her in on Art's great secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, five years later, Anna is weary. Where art school was boundless creativity and collaboration, the New York art scene is all about survival. Worse: Willow's true nature as a muse only to herself has become nakedly apparent, as has her cruelty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo the mugging Anna has staged for Willow this morning? It's \u003ci\u003esupposed\u003c\/i\u003e to send Willow running back to her true friend. The knife is \u003ci\u003esupposed\u003c\/i\u003e to be a mirror in which this 'artist' can finally see the monster she's become. It's \u003ci\u003esupposed \u003c\/i\u003eto give Anna her power back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this morning isn't just any Tuesday. It's September 11, 2001. And as the city reels from the seismic events of that day, Willow never returns home. Anna keeps quiet about the prank and her growing panic that she's to blame for Willow's disappearance. But as the hours and days tick by, Anna begins to question whether she's the mastermind she thought she was, or the pawn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating between the friends' art school tenure and their lives in 2001 New York, \u003ci\u003eTell Them You Lied\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how difficult the search for answers is when you'd rather have anything but the truth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Leffler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and veteran of the New York City art world. She currently lives in Colorado with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158717890623,"sku":"9781368103763","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/lZTt1xv8eg9781368103763.webp?v=1776992573","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/tell-them-you-lied-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}