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THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY

Stephanie Oakes

THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY is a hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith - and the power of having faith in yourself. Finalist for the Morris Award.
The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too.

Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something - but she's not talking. As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. But when an FBI detective approaches her about making a deal, Minnow sees she can have the freedom she always dreamed of - if she's willing to part with the terrible secrets of her past.

Gorgeously written, breathlessly page-turning and sprinkled with moments of unexpected humor, this harrowing debut is perfect for readers of Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me and Nova Ren Suma's The Walls Around Us, as well as for fans of Orange is the New Black.

Stephanie Oakes lives in Spokane, Washington, and works as a library media teacher in a combined middle and elementary school. She has an MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is her debut novel.
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Published 2015-06-09 by Dial

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Published 2015-06-09 by Dial

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Hollywood Reporter (23.9 million visitors/month) photographed the cast on July 20th!: Elena Kampouris, Raele Tucker, Kevin Carroll, and Kiana Madeira from SACRED LIES pose for a portrait at Comic-Con. Read more...

The trailer for Facebook Watch's SACRED LIES, based on Stephanie Oakes's novel THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY, is here! Read more...

At San Diego Comic Con Facebook Watch debuted exclusive content with the cast including a live broadcast interview with ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that received over 6,600 views! Read more...

A truly thought-provoking and spectacular story.

Yahoo! Entertainment called out the show and the book in their 'Staff Picks: TV Shows to Watch' Read more...

Suspense, dread, and hope intermingle in Oakes's charged, page-turning debut.

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EW.com ran an additional article about 'Sacred Lies': How the Sacred Lies creator drew from her own cult experience for the Facebook series Read more...

Deadline.com (11.8 million visitors/month) announced that The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes will be adapted into 'Sacred Lies', a 10 episode series for Facebook Watch, Facebook's new video-on-demand service! Read more...

Sacred Lies will run from July to September 2018, premiering with three episodes on 7/27! After that, there will be a new episode every Friday until the finale on 9/14 for a total of 10 episodes. Follow the show's Facebook page to make sure you never miss an episode and Instagram for teasers until the show premieres! Read more...

A psychological thriller, a commentary on our justice system, and a must read book.

Beautiful and harrowing.

A page-turner in the truest form of the phrase.

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