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From the author of The Winter Palace comes Eve Stachniak's first novel about the discovery of secrets and lies that stitch together empires and individual lives. Winner of the 2000 Amazon.com/Books in Canada First Novel Prize Necessary Lies tells the story of the discovery of secrets and lies that stitch together empires and individual lives. What are the lies we tell ourselves and others that get us through our lives? In the summer of 1981 Anna is suddenly offered the opportunity to study English at McGill University in Montreal. She jumps at the chance, leaving behind her job, her husband, and her country – Poland. She meets William, a music professor, and falls in love. Back home, martial law is declared. After almost ten years of marriage, William dies suddenly of a heart attack, and Anna is left to pick up the pieces. In the midst of grieving, she discovers more pieces than expected: for the length of their lives together, William carried on a long-distance affair with a woman journalist in Germany. In search of truth, Anna returns to a dramatically changed Europe, where Communism has fallen, the Berlin Wall has been torn down, and where, once again, history will have to be re

Who reads Necessary Lies?

Author

Eva Stachniak

Publisher

Dundurn Group / Dundurn Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780889242951

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.47 / 5 (90 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14