Based on a True Story, (Hardcover)

<p><b>A compelling novel about power, money and lies from the author of <i>Anatomy of a Scandal</i>.</b></p> <p></p><p><i>All families have secrets. But it's the lies that can kill.</i></p> <p></p><p>A lavish seventieth birthday party. A body found on a storm-lashed beach. And a secret that someone is dying to tell. ...</p> <p></p><p>Famed children's author Dame Eleanor Kingman has summoned her family and friends to her exquisite manor house on the cliffs. They're celebrating her birthday--and her latest number one bestseller in her series of books based on a mother fox and her cubs.</p> <p></p><p>But the night before the party, Eleanor receives an email that threatens to expose the lie she's kept up for over half a century.</p> <p></p><p>Someone knows her secret. Is it her estranged literary agent? Is it her ex-husband, to whom she no longer speaks? Is it the nanny she fired all those years ago, who always did have a knack for storytelling? Or is it one of her three daughters, all of whom have a stake in the publishing empire she has built...</p> <p></p><p>With a television crew arriving to film a documentary of her life, Eleanor needs to find out who sent the email--and preserve her legacy and multimillion-pound career.</p> <p></p><p>But when push comes to shove, and it's time to tell the truth will anyone actually believe her?</p>

• Based on a True Story, (Hardcover)
• Author: Sarah Vaughan
• ISBN: 9781420540239
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-09
• Page Count: 0