PRAYERS AND LIES

PRAYERS AND LIES is a haunting work in which a devastating secret leads to a dangerous intertwining of lives. When seven-year-old Bethany meets her six-year-old cousin Reana Mae, it's the beginning of a lifelong kinship that saves both from a bone-deep loneliness. It's also the start of a family's unraveling, as long-buried secrets and sins are exposed (including incest, rape, and madness). Set mostly in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia and spanning nearly forty years, the novel explores the powerful bonds of family and faith, unfolds in shocking twists, and comes to a powerful, redemptive climax.