Liars And Saints

Yvette agreed that the children were sweet. Then the photographer grew serious.
"You are," he said, "the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."

Yvette Santerre had met the photographer on the beach as her children played. He had offered to take their picture for her husband, away at war. When he arrived at her house with his camera, the last thing she had expected was that he would try to kiss her. But his kiss will haunt her family for generations.

Epic in its sweep, intimate in its insight and understanding, 'Liars And Saints' follows the Santerres through half a century. Each must find their own place not only within the family but also in an ever-changing world.

This is a story of love, of tragedy, and of deceit. Narrated with astonishing sensitivity, by turns laugh-aloud funny and unbearably moving, it is a book that lives beyond its final pages. It marks the debut of a stunning novelist.