Here We Lie
The past never stays in the past…
Megan is a girl from a modest Midwest background.
Lauren is the daughter of a senator from an esteemed New England family.
When they become roommates at an exclusive private college, this unlikely pair forge a strong friendship and come to share their most intimate secrets.
As a last hurrah before graduation, Megan joins Lauren’s family on their private island off the coast of Maine for the summer. Late one night, something unspeakable happens. Something strong enough to tear them apart.
Many years later, Megan decides to reveal the truth about that night. But the truth can have devastating consequences.
Readers love DeBoard:
“An unforgettable story…5 stars”
“I loved this book”
“absolutely entrancing novel”
“This is an important book and a great examination of why things play out the way they do in society”
“Great summer read!”
With Here We Lie, Paula Treick de Board spins a mesmerizing tale of two former best friends and one shocking secret. Suspenseful and evocative, with pitch-perfect prose and pacing, Here We Lie is a story that resonates long after the last word. An engrossing read.Kimberly Belle, national bestselling author of The Marriage Lie -
A nuanced and complex look at the long-standing consequences of privilege and toxic masculinity. At its heart, Here We Lie examines the seemingly unbreakable bonds of both friendship and family, and the lengths one will go to take care of their own. Compulsively readable!Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Year -
DeBoard does a wonderful job creating her realistic and flawed characters, giving even secondary characters a rich backstory and a haunting sense of intrigue. This story particularly resonates now, in the throes of the #MeToo movement.Booklist -
Set against a backdrop of college life, politics, and sexual assault, Paul Treick DeBoard explores the exquisite joy of discovering the perfect friendship - then the acute pain of disentangling when that friendship sours. Here We Lie takes you a remarkable journey of two girls who learn, together and alone, to decide who they will ultimately be - it is at once observant, devastating, and thoroughly satisfying.Emily Carpenter, author of The Weight of Lies and Burying the Honeysuckle Girls -
From her riveting first chapter, DeBoard casts a line back in time and reels an unlikely college friendship ever closer to the novel's inevitable conclusion. An absorbing exploration of how we attain personal power and the consequences of wielding it.Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy and The Art of Falling -
A wrenching tale of broken friendship and shattered dreams.Kirkus Reviews -