the truth flowed freely, so did my tear ducts.

Book 20 - A book that made you cry

we were liars by e. lockhart (I'm beginning to think she has something against capital letters.)

This was one of those novels which I discovered on the Chapters website. I thought it sounded good so I bought it. I had no intention of choosing which challenge it would fall under before I had read from front cover to back.

Now I can't say very much about the novel, because it is the most important part which made me ball my eyes out. Moma was slightly concerned for about two seconds.

The novel is about a family, Sinclair to be exact. We have Granny and Grandad, who had three daughters, and then each daughter got married and had their own children. Then they got divorced, one by one.

The family spends each summer on the family island which has four houses (one for each daughter and one for the grandparents).

The Sinclair's are a family of old money, large trust funds and major pride. They have an island all to themselves every summer with a little crew to keep the yards and houses in order.

After Granny dies the three daughters begin to "sell" their oldest child as the best of the grandchildren in order to stake their place in the inheritance.

The Liars are a three of the oldest grandchildren and the nephew of one of the daughters' boyfriend. (It's really not that confusing, just think about it for a minute.) They are referred to as the "Liars" because they caused a lot of trouble as littlies. They are rather important to the story, so pay attention to them.

All was well in the lives of the Sinclair's until Summer Fifteen. That is all I can say about the story.

When I was coming to the end, I started to realize the direction in which we were headed and that's when I knew it was time to grab the facial tissue box. People, my eyes started flowing faster than a breached dam. No joke. I haven't cried while reading a novel in a long while.

It is rather a wonderful thing to have such emotion worked into a story. Whether or not I cry usually determines how fantastic the author is. Having the ability to invoke such emotion into a fictional story is a sign of a true wordscraft.

If you too have seen this novel whilst viewing the beautifulness that is the Chapters website, please take a moment to purchase it. It will definitely be worth your money. Then buy a box of facial tissues before the novel is delivered. Preparation is everything.

Chicken Tuesday just happened, this is t-bear signing off