The First True Lie : A Novel (Paperback)

from jkennedybalto

Well written. Extreme situation keeps you holding your breath to the end. English translation from Italian.

from lostinalibrary

Ten-year-old Luca lives with his mother who suffers from severe depression and his cat, Blue. His father is gone and, although his mother has brought home several 'trial' dads, none has stayed for long. One morning, Luca wakes up to find his mom dead. Afraid of being put in an orphanage without B...

from lauriebrown54

Luca is 9 or 10 and lives with his mother and his cat, Blue. He's never had a father in his life, nor even a father figure as the men in his mother's life just pass through quickly. His mother suffers from chronic depression, allergies, and a lack of energy, so he's not too surprised when she doe...

from whitreidtan

A child wakes up one morning to find that his mother has died during the night and he determines to hide her death. This sounds like a terribly depressing premise for a novel, doesn't it? This is in fact the premise of Marina Mander's novel, The First True Lie. Make no mistake, it is a depressing...

from dawnlovesbooks

short and sad. interesting look at a child's view on death.