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020    9781524799441|q(hardcover) 
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092    |fF|aWHITTALL 
100 1  Whittall, Zoe,|eauthor. 
245 14 The fake :|ba novel /|cZoe Whittall. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBallantine Books,|c[2023] 
300    190 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "A dazzling stranger changes the lives of two very 
       different people in this gripping novel from the acclaimed
       author of The Best Kind of People. Does it matter if she 
       isn't who she says she is? Monica has always been an 
       anxious person, but after the sudden death of her wife she
       is barely able to leave her house, pushing away her 
       friends and her family. At a grief support group, she 
       meets alluring wild-child Cammie, who insinuates herself 
       quickly into Monica's life, and gives her permission to 
       express her most hopeless, hideous feelings. Monica begin 
       to feel much better. Carter is almost forty, newly 
       divorced, plagued by stress-induced migraines, and laying 
       on the floor of his bachelor apartment refusing to unpack.
       Then, after he reluctantly drags himself out to a friend's
       birthday party, an attractive woman beats him at poker, 
       takes him home, and gives him something to live for. Her 
       name is Cammie. Their relationship quickly turns into the 
       most passionate whirlwind affair he's ever experienced, 
       and he's a new man. To them, Cammie is perfect. She's 
       exactly what they need. But when Monica and Carter meet, 
       they realize that Cammie's stories don't always add up. In
       fact, they might be far from the truth. Do they know the 
       real her? Is the progress they've both made all a lie? And
       does it really matter if the woman they've both come to 
       love . . . is a fake?"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Strangers|vFiction. 
650  0 Truthfulness and falsehood|vFiction. 
650  0 Interpersonal relations|vFiction. 
655  7 Psychological fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Novels.|2lcgft