THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO US

Intimate family novel of love and family, of history and truth, and of struggle and hope.

The first in a two-book deal with Annie Barrows, co-author with her late aunt Mary Ann Shaffer of the bestselling THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY, which has been licensed in over 35 territories, and sold over three million copies worldwide.

Evoking the same small town charm with the same great eye for character, Barrows finds her own voice in this debut adult novel about a young debutante working for the Federal Writer's Project whose arrival in Macedonia, West Virginia changes the course of history for a prominent family who has been sitting on a secret for decades.
Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and told through the voices of three narrators you quickly come to love—Layla Beck, Jottie Romeyn, and her niece, 12-year-old Willa—this is an intimate family novel of love and family, of history and truth, and of struggle and hope, filled with the kind of characters once you discover, you’ll never forget. As with GUERNSEY, this novel is inspired by Barrows’ own family history.

Annie Barrows is also the author of the celebrated Ivy and Bean series for children.