The Truth : HarperNorth : 9780008592134 : 0008592136 : 01 Feb 2024 : All families have secrets. Some protect. Others destroy. Three sisters. A last wish from their dying mother. Can they forgive her? Brenda Smith shouldn't feel lucky - she's only got months to live, if that. But knowing this means she's got one final chance to make peace with the grown-up daughters she's not seen since she did something terrible decades back. Emily, her eldest daughter, moved on. She's got a good job, nice family and a daughter of her own on the cusp of adulthood. Appalled by how her own mother tore the family apart, she could never do the same - or could she? Teresa, the middle child, learnt the hard way that she could only rely on herself - and if she wanted nice things, she'd have to go out and get them, by any means possible. She's not proud of some of her choices - and it looks like it's time for her to pay the price. And Shannon, the youngest? No one's been able to reach her for years. She l