Nursing the faded scars of a long-held trauma, Emily Page and her husband, awaiting the arrival of their first child, move from New York City to the uber-wealthy Clairmont, Texas. There, Emily is swept into a world of opulent privilege and shifting loyalties. But the secrets she keeps follow her south, and with them comes the danger that her new friends can't protect her from, and her new enemies will not hesitate to use to destroy her once and for all …
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“Julia Heaberlin deceives the reader in the mostdeliciously chilling way in Lie Still: with gorgeous prose andsterling character work, she takes us on a deeply felt and wonderfully composedthrill ride. Layer after layer of secrets, longing, and deception is peeledaway and we begin to dread the twisted kernel at the heart, never guessing whatHeaberlin has in store for us.”
— Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of Garden of Stones
“Heaberlin, a former journalist, expertly spins out a tale of lies and deceit that will keep the reader guessing.”
— Publishers Weekly“Heaberlin’s depiction of one tight-knit Texas community is both culturally savvy and politically astute. Her group of rich white women desperate to climb the social ladder is funny as well as sad…A carefully wrapped package of Texas soap opera, social and political exposé, and well-paced thriller.”
— Booklist“Packed with larger-than-life characters, twisty and dangerous secrets, and a captivating heroine you can’t help but root for as the stakes skyrocket and her own terrifying past roars back to claim her.”
— Carla Buckley, author of The Things That Keep Us Here“Mix a pregnant New Yorker with a big secret, an aging Southern belle who collects secrets like recipes, an ex–pageant queen, several plastic surgery victims, and a maid with an eye for revenge. Set in an upscale Texas community, and leaven with just the right amount of humor. I thoroughly enjoyed the result: a page-turning Texas gothic.”
— Lisa Brackmann, author of GetawayBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Julia Heaberlin is a novelist and an award-winning journalist who has worked at the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, Detroit News, and the Dallas Morning News. Her book Black-Eyed Susans was a London Sunday Times Top Five bestseller.
Rebecca Gibel is an award-winning stage, television, and voice actress. The narrator of over fifty audiobooks, Rebecca is facile in a wide variety of genres. Rebecca has worked across the country at theaters such as Trinity Rep, Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Intiman Theatre, and the Arden Theatre Company. She holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.