Beautiful lies : a novel
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New York : Shaye Areheart Books, [2006].
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If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole. But that’s not what happened. Instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door—a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie.Suddenly forced to question everything she knows about herself and her family, Ridley wanders into dark territory she never knew existed, where everyone in her life seems like a stranger. She has no idea who’s on her side and who has something to hide—even, and maybe especially, her new lover, Jake, who appears to have secrets of his own.Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a true literary thriller with one of the freshest voices and heroines to arrive in years. Lisa Unger takes us on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine . . . . AN INTERNATIONAL BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH SELECTIONA featured alternate selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, Mystery Guild, and Rhapsody Book Club.Also available as a Random House AudioBook, a Large Print edition, and an eBook.

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Book
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pages cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780307388995, 0307336689

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An impulsive good deed transforms the mundane life of Ridley Jones, a young New York City writer, when she receives a mysterious package that forces her to question everything she knows about herself and sends her on a dangerous quest.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Unger, L. (2006). Beautiful lies: a novel . Shaye Areheart Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Unger, Lisa, 1970-. 2006. Beautiful Lies: A Novel. New York: Shaye Areheart Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Unger, Lisa, 1970-. Beautiful Lies: A Novel New York: Shaye Areheart Books, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Unger, L. (2006). Beautiful lies: a novel. New York: Shaye Areheart Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Unger, Lisa. Beautiful Lies: A Novel Shaye Areheart Books, 2006.

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