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The Truth About Ruby Cooper

If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.

Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston, attending Bible Camp and following the teachings of their pastor father. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that will cause her family’s world to implode. Across decades, the consequences leave a wake of destruction behind her, pulling her to Dublin and even more unexpected places.

But who is Ruby really? What makes Ruby run? What is the truth about Ruby Cooper?

The Truth About Ruby Cooper is an irresistible new psychological thriller from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond.

About Liz Nugent

Before becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in film, theatre and television. Her five novels - Unravelling Oliver, Lying in Wait, Skin Deep, Our Little Cruelties and Strange Sally Diamond - have each been Number One bestsellers and she has won four Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce Medal for Literature. She lives in Dublin.
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  • Imprint: Sandycove
  • ISBN: 9781844886791
  • Length: 384 pages
  • Price: £16.99
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