{"product_id":"based-on-a-true-story-9780063457713","title":"Based on a True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vaughan is simply a genius at immersing you in simmering tensions and turning up the heat.\"--Ellery Lloyd \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning novel.\"--Gilly Macmillan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A flawlessly constructed thriller, perfectly paced and filled with smart reveals. This is a read-in-one-sitting delight of a novel!\"--Lucy Clarke \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling novel about power, money and lies from the author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e All families have secrets. But it's the lies that can kill.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lavish seventieth birthday party. A body found on a storm-lashed beach. And a secret that someone is dying to tell. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamed children's author Dame Eleanor Kingman has summoned her family and friends to her exquisite manor house on the cliffs. They're celebrating her birthday--and her latest number one bestseller in her series of books based on a mother fox and her cubs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the night before the party, Eleanor receives an email that threatens to expose the lie she's kept up for over half a century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone knows her secret. Is it her estranged literary agent? Is it her ex-husband, to whom she no longer speaks? Is it the nanny she fired all those years ago, who always did have a knack for storytelling? Or is it one of her three daughters, all of whom have a stake in the publishing empire she has built... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a television crew arriving to film a documentary of her life, Eleanor needs to find out who sent the email--and preserve her legacy and multimillion-pound career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when push comes to shove, and it's time to tell the truth will anyone actually believe her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Vaughan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.01w x 1.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063457713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaughan, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal, Little Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReputation\u003c\/i\u003e, plus two earlier novels. Translated into 26 languages, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e became a Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book of the Decade and a global number one Netflix limited series. \u003ci\u003eLittle Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e became a number one Paramount Plus series, while \u003ci\u003eReputation\u003c\/i\u003e is being developed for TV. Before writing fiction, Sarah spent 15 years as a journalist, including 11 at the Guardian as a political correspondent and news reporter. Brought up in Devon, she lives near Cambridge, England with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sarah Vaughan \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449284735133,"sku":"9780063457713","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b3d8f202-03aa-40c6-9771-f42cd07fc39c.jpg?v=1781631325","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/based-on-a-true-story-9780063457713","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}