Lovers and Liars

Ward’s (The Lifeguards) latest contemporary novel follows three sisters and their mother over a whirlwind wedding weekend. Sylvie, a school librarian who was widowed 10 years earlier, is now marrying wealthy, seemingly perfect Englishman Simon at his family estate. Though Sylvie and her sisters, Emma and Cleo, haven’t stayed in touch, their childhood bond over living with their toxic, narcissistic mother reawakens old habits—namely, lying and keeping secrets in order to protect one another. As it turns out, there are plenty of secrets all around. Even as she looks into Simon’s credentials, Cleo is questioning her own troubled relationship. Meanwhile, Emma is hiding the secret of overwhelming debt. Narrator Sarah Beth Goer’s dynamic performance of the three very different sisters captures their myriad emotions and will have listeners hoping they all find truth and forgiveness. Nora Roux Meckel narrates the book’s epilogue, giving voice to Simon’s daughter Penelope.