title: Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir
author:  Kaylie Jones 
description: &#8220;A bright, fast-paced memoir with an inviting spirit. There is real immediacy to the family portraits here....There&#8217;s also great daughterly love for James Jones, as his daughter sometimes insists on referring to him, and palpable pride in his achievements. &#8221; (Janet Maslin, New York Times)<br /><br />&#8220;Unadorned, poignant and honest to the core, Kaylie Jones&#8217; memoir is a light emerging from the shadows of a writing life.&#8221; (Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin)<br /><br />&#8220;Searing, brutally honest....What makes Lies My Mother Never Told Me such an uplifting book despite all the pain and turmoil it recounts is its revelation of how Kaylie Jones has matured as a person in dealing with her twin legacies, literary and alcoholic, and also as a writer.&#8221; (Washington Times)<br /><br />&#8220;Brilliant, touching&#8230;. Absolutely addictive, this story of struggle and triumph is a joy to read, thanks to Jones&#8217;s gift for handling dark material with humor and grace&#8230;. a treasure for fans of literature and literary memoirs, as well as anyone who&#8217;s coped with alcoholics in the family.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly <strong>(starred review)</strong>)
zlib_text: **“I can’t keep the truth from you any longer.**
  
  You were the baby left in my mother’s carriage. You were the child whose
  mother died.”
  
  “No—”
  
  “I’m so sorry, Hannah. I wish I could tell you it was all a lie—”
  
  “But it is a lie! Mama gave birth to me. Why are you telling me these terrible
  lies?”
  
  “I swear to you, I’m not lying.”
  
  “What proof have you?”
  
  “I have no physical proof. I only know what cousin Margaret told me.”
  
  “Cousin Margaret? She’s making it all up!”
  
  “I truly wish I could tell you this was a mistake—”
  
  “It is a mistake! Mama loved me.” Hannah gazed up at him as tears filled her
  eyes.
  
  As Robert carried her up to her room, he couldn’t help but think how ironic it
  was that the very first time he had ever put his arms around his sister was
  the very day he had found out she was not.
  
  **GAIL WHITIKER**
  
   _ **A Scandalous Courtship**_
  
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  _**GAIL WHITIKER**_
  
  Originally hailing from Pembrokeshire, England, Gail now lives on beautiful
  Vancouver Islan