Would I Lie to You?

Warm, intelligent ... and keeps up the tension right till the end Sophie Kinsella\r\n\r\nA refreshing new voice in commercial fiction Cosmopolitan\r\n\r\nI devoured this book Sarah Pearse\r\n\r\nIntelligent and original Lesley Kara\r\n\r\nFrom fresh new voice Aliya Ali-Afzal, Would I Lie to You? is a page-turning, warm and funny debut about what happens when you have your dream life - and are about to lose it.\r\n\r\nAt the school gates, Faiza fits in. It took a few years, but now the snobbish mothers who mistook her for the nanny treat her as one of their own. Shes learned to crack their subtle codes, speak their language of handbags and haircuts and discreet silver watches. Youd never guess, at the glamorous kids parties and the leisurely coffee mornings, that Faizas childhood was spent following her parents round the Tooting CashnCarry.\r\n\r\nWhen her husband Tom loses his job in finance, he stays calm. Something will come along, and in the meantime, they can live off their savings. But Faiza starts to unravel. Raising the perfect family comes at a cost - and the money Tom put aside has gone. When Toms redundancy package ends, Faiza will have to tell him shes spent it all.\r\n\r\nUnless she doesnt...\r\n\r\nIt only takes a second to lie to Tom. Now Faiza has six weeks to find GBP75,000 before her lie spirals out of control. If anyone can do it, Faiza can: shes had to fight for what she has, and shell fight to keep it. But as the clock ticks down, and Faiza desperately tries to put things right, she has to ask herself: how much more should she sacrifice to protect her family?\r\n\r\nA tense, funny and page-turning debut from a fresh new voice in fiction, Would I Lie to You? is perfect for readers of Adele Parks, Celeste Ng, and Kiley Reid.\r\n\r\nConvincing and compelling Stacey Halls \r\nThe writing is so fresh and light; funny in places, but moving in others ... Ill be recommending it to everyone I know Sarah Pearse \r\nI really enjoyed Would I Lie to You ... A fresh take on domestic dynamics and moral dilemma ... Great for book clubs Clare Mackintosh \r\nSo warm, funny, sad and brilliantly written Laura Marshall \r\nNot just entertaining, but intelligent and original too ... and the resourceful Faiza will steal your heart Lesley Kara \r\nA warm, funny, compelling, escapist read Debbie Howells \r\nTense, funny, poignant and very clever Claire Douglas