Little Bitty Lies (Reprint) (Paperback) by Mary Kay Andrews

About the Book

Andrews returns with another comic Southern novel about the important things in life: marriage and divorce, mothers and daughters, friendship and betrayal, small town secrets and one woman's lifelong quest for a home--and the perfect chicken salad recipe.

Book Synopsis

"Little white lies have never been so risky--or so much fun." --Orlando Sentinel

New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tantalizing tale about an abandoned Atlanta housewife and mother who tells one tiny white lie that sets her world spiraling outrageously out of control. This winning and wonderful romp focuses on all the important things in life: marriage and divorce, mothers and daughters, friendship and betrayal. Throw in small town secrets, one woman's lifelong quest for home, and the perfect chicken salad recipe, and you have an ideal escape for fans of Fannie Flagg, Jennifer Crusie, Adriana Trigiani, Emily Giffin, and the Sweet Potato Queens. No lie!

From the Back Cover

In a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where divorce is as rampant as kudzu, Mary Bliss McGowan has no idea that her own marriage is in trouble. Then, on one hot summer night, she finds a note from her husband, Parker, telling her he's gone . . . and he's taken the family fortune with him.

Stunned and humiliated, a desperate Mary Bliss has been left behind with her seventeen-year-old daughter, Erin, and a mountain of debt. So she decides to salvage what's left of her life by telling one little bitty lie. But that teeny fib soon starts to snowball, getting bigger and bigger, until Parker turns up dead.

Or does he?

Review Quotes

"A breezy story fairly brimming with good spirits and feisty humor."--Booklist

"Delicious."--BookPage

"A delightful and hilarious tale....A fiesty romp that's not only perfect for vacation reading but also perfectly satisfying to devour."--Chattanooga Times Free Press

"A little romance, a lot of laugh-out-loud episodes, and a heroine who, like all strong Southern ladies, lives to fight another day in this comic novel of revenge. Southern fiction doesn't get any better than this."--The Mystery Company

"Andrews' wry comedic sense runs merrily through Little Bitty Lies, a delightful summer treat."--St. Petersburg Times

"Witty and sharp...light and frothy as a strawberry daiquiri."--Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel