This month we discussed Little Bitty lies by May Kay Andrews. This was a light and fluffy novel about Mary Bliss McGowan who was left by her husband Parker. Parker not only left Mary, and their daughter Erin, he left her in debt and cleaned our all of their accounts and insurance policies. Mary and Erin have an uneasy and tumultuous relationship after Parker leaves them. There are many lies and secrets held by both of them.
Mary hatches a scheme to come up with some much needed money for their expenses. With the help of her best friend Katherine she manages to fake Parker’s death to cash in the only insurance policy left. She also starts making and selling her famous chicken salad to make some additional cash. Her lies all begin to unravel when an investigator starts nosing around her house masquerading as a tennis buddy of Parker’s. Eventually Mary falls in love with the investigator and he helps her locate Parker and her run away daughter Erin.
The group thought this book was written without enough back story to explain some of the things that happened. We wondered if the best friend should have been more of a voice of reason instead of a partner in crime. The story illustrated how one small lie can snowball and turn into a huge mess. All-in-all the book was a light read that didn’t require much contemplation. The group also got to try the famous chicken salad which was very good.
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