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A True Story Based on Lies

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As this story slowly unfolds, coming together like a jigsaw puzzle, the reader begins to see a picture emerge which is both broader and more powerful than first expected.

Don't be put off by the first few chapters, which set up the gimmick of alternating narrators. Within a very few chapters you are hooked and then the book draws you along inexorably to the momentous conclusion.

The amount of depth in such a slim volume is amazing. Clement's language and rhythm put me in mind of a folk tale that draws one in easily but lets go hard. I picked this up because I thought it would be a fast read, and it was, but it's stuck with me and I find myself thinking of it at odd quiet moments. Read it, savor it, but be careful if you read on the subway -- I kept missing my stops.

This book kept haunting me for weeks after I read it. It is a very moving story and the language is pure poetry.

This book was introduced to me by my good friend Zoe who I lost to cancer some years ago. During our time together she was forever exposing me to the arts in one form or another. I had no idea at the time that I would be so moved by this little book. Jennifer's style of writing captured me immediately and planted me firmly in alliance with Leonora. I bought three copies of the book, one for myself to keep, one to loan to friends to read or pass on and another as a gift. I cannot recommend it enough, it is among one of my most treasured reads.