num_pages: 342
description: Meg May's mother has created a life out of stories. Outlandish stories that can't possibly be true. And when sickness threatens to hide the truth of her past forever Meg must convince her imaginative and free-spirited mother tell her what is real. As charming as the stories she's been told are they aren't enough for Meg anymore. As she and her mother spend one last summer together Meg tries to convince her mother to reveal a thing about who they used to be-and who they are now.Full of quirky humor and depth of feeling From the Kitchen of Half Truth is a delicious debut contemporary novel. Fans of Chocolat (Joanne Harris) The School of Essential Ingredients (Erica Bauermeister) and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender) will be charmed by this unobtrusive look at mother daughter relationships and the powerful exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to create the lives we want.
language: English
title: From the Kitchen of Half Truth
publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark