Morgan is confronted by several obstacles to perform the task of restoring the decades old mural, not the least of which is, Morgan has no training or experience in restoring art murals. But the question on Morgan’s mind is, why did this artist want her to be the one to restore a mural? Lisa does not know why her father chose a convicted white woman to restore an old mural, but she is bound by her father’s will to make it happen. Lisa, the person from which the offer came, is the daughter of a recently deceased artist. Morgan accepts the offer, as it not only gets her out of prison, but also comes with compensation in the form of a hefty sum of money. However, the offer comes with the stipulation that Morgan must restore Anna Dale’s 1940 mural. After about a year in prison, Morgan is offered a get-out-of-jail card. Before prison, Morgan was an art student, but she does not consider herself a talented artist. Currently Morgan is serving out her three-year sentence in a North Carolina prison. But something goes very wrong and Anna and her mural are nowhere to be found.įast forwarding to the year 2018, we learn a young woman, Morgan Christopher, has pleaded guilty to a crime she did not commit. Jesse doesn’t care about school, and he cuts many of his classes. Jesse goes to school, but also has to be available to work on the family land. Anna almost immediately recognizes that Jesse is quite a talented young artist. One of the students, is Jesse, a 17 year old black boy. Anna will need a few assistants, so a few school students are chosen to help her. Anna is provided with an old warehouse in which to work on her mural. When Anna arrives in Edenton, North Carolina, she is alone, but she is excited about working on the mural. Her mural is to be displayed at the post office in the small town of Edenton, North Carolina. As the winner of a recent art contest, Anna has been commissioned to create an art mural.
Anna is a very talented artist with plenty of potential. In 1940 Plainfield, New Jersey, we find Anna Dale, a young white woman, living in the city. The author has expertly intertwined the characters and lives of two young women, Anna Dale and Morgan Christopher.īig Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain Book Review
Gifted writer, Diane Chamberlain brings us a compelling story in her latest novel, Big Lies in a Small Town.
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlainīig Lies in a Small Town is a captivating story of two young women from different backgrounds and time periods, bound together by one important piece of artwork.
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