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The Lies We Tell a good book to read in 2019 this is a famous book in India 2019. Seventeen-year-old Irfan Ahmed is handsome, easy-going and deeply in love with his girlfriend, Uma. However, when Uma dumps him for his best friend, Rishi, Irfan’s life begins to unravel.

Things haven’t been good at home ever since his sister left. And soon, they get worse. He stops playing cricket, gives up music, cuts himself off from all his friends and withdraws into a world where his only solace comes from writing emails to his sister.

But when a photograph of Uma begins to circulate among their classmates, everyone suspects it’s Irfan taking his revenge on his two erstwhile best friends. But is it? Is Irfan really going out of his mind or is there someone else out there playing games with him?
A poignant and beautifully crafted novel for young adults, The Lies We Tell by Himanjali Sankar combines romance, suspense, a love triangle, intrigue, and angst.  

About the Author

Himanjali Sankar grew up in Calcutta and did her Masters and MPhil in English Literature from JNU, New Delhi. She's written some children’s and YA books, including The Stupendous Timetelling Dog and Talking of Muskaan, both of which were shortlisted for the Crossword Award. Mrs. C Remembers, her first novel for adults, won the FICCI Publishing Award for Upcoming Author of the Year in 2018. Himanjali edits for a living. A corner of her heart is reserved for dogs, oceans and Mahatma Gandhi, in that precise order.


Title: The Lies We Tell

 Author: Himanjali Sankar

 Publisher: Duckbill Books

Genre: Fiction

Age group: Young adults

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