The Lie : Magpie : 9780861543588 : 0861543580 : 20 Jul 2023 : TWO SISTERS, ONE DANGEROUS LIE, AND A DEVASTATING TRUTH. Joan, once a singing star of the 1940s and 1950s, now ekes out a lonely, impoverished existence - until a chance encounter promises a comeback concert and an album. Her sister Kathleen is a successful medical researcher who has been offered the directorship of a prestigious institute in Los Angeles as she contemplates the recent break-up with the love of her life.  Over the years, Joan and Kathleen draw closer together until a figure from Joan's past threatens everything they've built. As the sisters excavate the lies that bind them, a more profound truth threatens to drive them apart.