Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth About Why Women Lie

ISBN: 0312364466

Author: Barash, Susan Shapiro

Condition: New

From the bestselling author of Tripping the Prom Queen comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among the liars are:A woman who shoplifts, and has it "down to a science"A woman who tells her husband she is working late in order to be with her loverA woman who lies about her children's achievements to her friendsA woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going brokeA woman who has covered up her husband's emotional abuse for yearsA woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbiaA woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it's better to stay than be aloneAnd many other secrets and deceptionsHonest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to women-issues that they are loath to talk about . . . until now.