The release date for the English version of 'Big Lies in a Small Town' by
Diane Chamberlain is Jan 2020. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
2018 in North Carolina: Michal Christopher's journey has taken a wrong turn. She ends up spending three years in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Centre after taking the blame for a crime she did not commit. Her aspirations of becoming an artist are shelved—that is, until an enigmatic guest offers her the chance to be freed right away. Her task was to renovate a historic post office mural in a quaint southern community. Despite her lack of knowledge in art restoration, Morgan agrees because she is anxious to get out of jail. Beneath the layers of filth, she discovers a picture that depicts acts of brutality, insanity, and a plot involving small town secrets.
1940s in Edenton, North Carolina: New Jersey-born artist Anna Dale wins a nationwide competition to create a mural for the post office. She agrees, anxious for job and all alone in the world. She doesn't anticipate, however, that she would wind herself enmeshed in a community where deep-seated biases exist, where individuals conceal secrets from one another, and where standing out might potentially result in death.
What was the fate of Anna Dale? Are the hints buried in the faded mural? Is Morgan able to face her own issues and find the truth hidden behind the lies?