Two Truths and a Lie

by Katrina Kittle

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Dair Canard has long been a master at weaving stories out of thin air. A natural actress, she leads a life that's a minefield of untruths she can never admit to anyone--especially not to Peyton, her husband of eight years. But the bizarre death of her best friend and fellow actor--initially thought a suicide, then believed to be murder--is forcing Dair to confront the big lie that led Peyton to fall in love with her in the first place. Haunted by the terrible events that are suddenly ripping show more her life wide open, Dair is struggling to find answers--taking steps that could well lead to the destruction of her marriage, her career, and even her freedom. But everyone around her has secrets and something to hide. Dair's determination to unravel the decade-old web of her own tightly woven deceptions is awakening inner demons she has fought hard to control . . . and revealing that she's closer to a killer than she ever imagined. show less

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I loved some parts of this story and certainly fell in love with both Dair and Peyton. There were so many good things to enjoy about this story...the struggles they each had with addiction, their pure love for each other and their dogs, the idea of really listening to the animals in our lives. But I found there were almost too many stories happening at once to keep track of. it was a lot of work to follow the stories related to the death of one character and it felt like a mystery novel wrapped in chick lit. I would have enjoyed it just as much or even more without so many threads weaving together. At the same time, I want to recognize the author's tremendous empathy and beautiful writing. I am glad I read this book.
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Traveling Light was my first read by this author, and I enjoyed it so much I picked up Two Truths and a Lie. I am not disappointed. I thoroughly enjoyed this book also. I love how Katrina Kittle combines fiction with life's social issues, problems, family relations, communication, and in this book our relationships/communications with our animal friends/pets. Along with all this there was suspense in the story with enough twists to keep me reading to find out "who did it". I look forward to reading more books by this author.
After really enjoying "Traveling Light", I was looking forward to reading another by Kittle. I just couldn't get into this one and finally put it aside after 50 pages. It's at my local library so I'll try again on another occasion.

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Katrina Kittle lives in Dayton, Ohio. (Publisher Provided) Katrina Kittle was born in Illinois but has lived in Ohio since first grade. She attended Ohio University and was Outstanding Graduating Senior for both the English and Education departments and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University in Louisville. Katrina has worked as show more a high school and middle school teacher as well as serving as case management support for the AIDS Resource Center. Katrina is the author of Traveling Light, Two Truths and a Lie, and The Kindness of Strangers (a BookSense pick and the winner of the 2006 Great Lakes Book Award for Fiction). Her new novel, The Blessings of the Animals, is from Harper Perennial and released in August 2010. Katrina enjoys gardening, traveling, and time spent with animals (especially horses). She lives in the Dayton area. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Two Truths and a Lie
People/Characters
Dair Canard; Peyton Canard
Important places
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dedication
For Scott
In celebration of ten years of
"a nonstop slumber party with my best friend."
First words
Dair was a habitual liar.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Dair closed her eyes and drank it in.
Blurbers
Gilson, Chris

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Suspense & Thriller
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3561 .I864 .T88Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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ISBNs
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