Live Through This

andlt;bandgt;When a relationship trespasses the boundaries of trust, the consequences are complex in this nuanced page-turner from and#8220;a formidable talentand#8221; (andlt;iandgt;Booklistandlt;/iandgt;).andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;If Coley Sterlingand#8217;s best friend would stop hating her, if her dance-team captains would lighten up, if her friends would stop asking her about Reece, the geeky sax player sheand#8217;s crushing onand#8212;then her life would be perfect. Right? After all, Coleyand#8217;s stepdad is a successful attorney who gives Coley and her siblings everything, and her mother will stop at nothing to keep them all happy and safeand#8212;including having escaped ten years ago from the abuse of Coleyand#8217;s real father.andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; But Coley is keeping a lot of secrets. She wonand#8217;t admitand#8212;not even to herselfand#8212;that her almost-perfect life is her own carefully crafted faand#231;ade. Now, Coley and Reece are getting closer, and a decadeand#8217;s worth of Coleyand#8217;s lies are on the verge of unravelingand#8212;along with the life she thought she knew.

"Live Through This is by turns harrowing, sad, funny, and romantic. I couldn't put it down."

--Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss

"Intensely emotional and beautifully crafted, I savored every word."

--Amanda Grace, author of In Too Deep

"An honest and realistic portrayal of what it is to live with secrets and shame." -Jo Knowles, author of Lessons From a Dead Girl

When a relationship trespasses the boundaries of trust, the consequences are complex in this nuanced page-turner from "a formidable talent" (Booklist).
If Coley Sterling's best friend would stop hating her, if her dance-team captains would lighten up, if her friends would stop asking her about Reece, the geeky sax player she's crushing on--then her life would be perfect. Right? After all, Coley's stepdad is a successful attorney who gives Coley and her siblings everything, and her mother will stop at nothing to keep them all happy and safe--including having escaped ten years ago from the abuse of Coley's real father.
But Coley is keeping a lot of secrets. She won't admit--not even to herself--that her almost-perfect life is her own carefully crafted facade. Now, Coley and Reece are getting closer, and a decade's worth of Coley's lies are on the verge of unraveling--along with the life she thought she knew.

andlt;bandgt;Mindi Scottandlt;/bandgt; is the author of andlt;i andgt;Freefall andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;i andgt;Live Through Thisandlt;/iandgt;. She lives near Seattle, Washington, with her drummer husband in a house with a non-soundproof basement. Visit her at MindiScott.com.