Full of unexpected twists and sympathetic, relatable characters, The Things We Wish Were True is both surprising and heartwarming and it's sure to have you examining your own peaceful neighborhood with new eyes.” -Diane Chamberlain, USA Today bestselling author of Pretending to Dance
“With skill and compassion, Marybeth Whalen digs beneath the surface of a quiet suburban neighborhood to reveal its darker secret side. Perceptive, astute, and oh-so-relatable, The Things We Wish Were True is a winner!” -Kim Wright, author of The Unexpected Waltz and The Canterbury Sisters The characters are relatable and engaging, and you’ll find yourself pulling for them all, from the overwhelmed single dad to the hyper-responsible young girl to the lonely empty-nester or the divorcee forced to return home and face the past she’d vowed to outrun. The Things We Wish Were True is a novel that explores the nuances of community and belonging, showing us the hope, pain, disappointments, and joy that exist behind the facades of a typical American subdivision. The neighbor you think you know.but do you really? The couple with the seemingly perfect marriage.until the blinds are drawn. “Marybeth Whalen has a gift for illuminating the dark corners of suburban life. I utterly loved this novel.” -Ariel Lawhon, author of The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress and Flight of Dreams
I found myself drawn in, unable to look away from these characters and their dark, tender, familiar lives. Marybeth Whalen has a gift for turning over the pretty surfaces of life, finding the hidden things beneath, and then exposing them to the light. It’s the kind of story that makes us wonder how well we really know ourselves-much less our neighbors. “ The Things We Wish Were True is a brilliant glimpse into the realities of suburban life.
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