The Stories We Tell, Patti Callahan Henry
The Stories We Tell, Patti Callahan Henry
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The Stories We Tell
A Novel

Author: Patti Callahan Henry

Narrator: Andi Arndt

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2014

Synopsis

Bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is back with a powerful novel about the stories we tell and the people we trust.

Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah's power couple. They're on every artistic board and deeply involved in the community. She owns and operates a letterpress studio specializing in the handmade; he runs a digital magazine featuring all things southern gentlemen. The perfect juxtaposition of the old and the new, Eve and Cooper are the beautiful people. The lucky ones. And they have the wealth and name that comes from being part of an old Georgia family.

But things may not be as good as they seem.

Eve's sister, Willa, is staying with the family until she gets "back on her feet." Their daughter, Gwen, is all adolescent rebellion. And Cooper thinks Eve works too much. Still, the Morrison marriage is strong. After twenty-one years together, Eve and Cooper know each other. They count on each other. They know what to expect. But when Cooper and Willa are involved in a car accident, the questions surrounding the event bring the family close to breaking point. Sifting between the stories—what Cooper says, what Willa remembers, what the evidence indicates—Eve has to find out what really happened. And what she's going to do about it.

A riveting story about the power of truth, The Stories we Tell will open your eyes and rearrange your heart.

About Patti Callahan Henry

PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY is a full-time writer, wife and mother and the New York Times bestselling author whose novels include Between the Tides, Driftwood Summer and The Perfect Love Song: A Holiday Story. She lives with her husband and three children in Mountain Brook, Alabama, where she is working on her next novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on December 11, 2019

Eve and Cooper Morrison live in Savannah in his parent’s old Georgia house. Cooper runs a digital magazine for Southern men, while Eve operates a letterpress studio with Francie and Max. It seems Eve and Cooper have an enviable lifestyle. Except everything is not always as it seems. This becomes mor......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on September 03, 2014

How to write a review of a friend's novel? I want to meet Gwen and see her fall in love and watch the face of the lucky guy who realizes he's won her heart. I want to hear Francie sing. I want to have a long conversation with Willa because we'd probably laugh all the way through it. I have a few thi......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 02, 2020

I've read other books by this author, but I must admit this one was NOT my favorite. It started off okay and I was ready for a "twist" to come at any moment but with only 30 pages left, I realized I was waiting in vain. From a distance you see a couple with a teenage daughter who appear to be living......more

Quotes

“Book clubs rejoice—your next pick is here! THE STORIES WE TELL unfolds in surprising ways; Patti Callahan Henry understands the delicate balance of power inside a marriage. They can look so externally perfect they can even fool even the people living inside them... for a little while. I loved her portrayal of a strong woman who isn’t afraid to be successful, even when others find it threatening, and who is bold enough to seek the truth, even when living inside the lies is safer and more comfortable.” —Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants and Ape House

“Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the touching ending, The Stories We Tell is filled with the warmth, heart and compassion that have become the trademark of her novels.” —Diane Chamberlain, author of Necessary Lies

“Patti Callahan Henry's THE STORIES WE TELL is a lyrical exploration of love and longing, secrets and suspicion, family and friendship, all told with the author's trademark insights into the hollows and curves of the heart and mind of a working woman who must balance the demands of motherhood, wifedom, sisterhood, and yes, the deepest cravings for artistic expression. I always love the stories PCH tells!” —Mary Kay Andrews, author of Ladies' Night

“THE STORIES WE TELL fearlessly explores the textures of the human heart, finding a path toward hope through a Savannah that is jagged with class issues, faith misused, and broken trust. Henry loses you in a landscape peopled with secret keepers, storytellers and liars, and proves that in the end, love is the only reliable compass. This is everything you expect from Patti Callahan Henry---lyrical writing, characters worth rooting for, a sure-footed belief in the power of goodness---plus a twisty plot that will keep the pages turning long into the night.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Someone Else’s Love Story

“Henry has mastered the art of the slow reveal, leading the reader down unexpected paths. Readers who enjoy southern women's fiction à la Joshilyn Jackson (Someone Else's Love Story, 2013) will appreciate this emotionally satisfying novel.” —Booklist

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