This novel, masterfully influencing the reader’s deepest feelings, is capable of causing such a powerful wave of empathy that it is rightfully considered one of the most heartfelt books of the year. This is a bestseller that has conquered dozens of countries around the world. This is a story that awakens hearts...

Lillian Linden is a liar. In the eyes of society, she is a brave woman who survived a plane crash. But she's been lying—to her family, her friends, and the world—ever since a rescue helicopter carried her and another survivor, Dave Hall, off a desert island in the Pacific Ocean. They've been lying since they became national heroes and favorites on all kinds of talk shows. The public listens enthusiastically to their stories. And they are unable to tell people their real story... However, television journalist Genevieve Randall, a “shark of the pen” with an animal instinct for sensation, is going to bring this couple to clean water. And it doesn’t matter how many lives it destroys...