Book description
When Stephanie Wood meets a former architect turned farmer she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, loving, truthful. They talk about the future. She falls in love. She also becomes increasingly beset by anxiety at his frequent cancellations, no-shows and bizarre excuses. She starts to wonder,…
Why read it?
1 author picked Fake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I'm including a memoir here, because this great book fits the theme perfectly.
Described as A startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists, and phonies, it's the kind of book that makes you feel like you can't look away.
Stephanie Wood embarks on a relationship with a man who seems wonderful, then spends the next year slowly going crazy as she tries to keep up with his lies and deception. We are dumbstruck along with her every step of the way.
From Nicola's list on The best books about gaslighting by the people you love most.
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