TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jennifer Clement
TI  - A True Story Based on Lies
SN  - 9781847677327
AV  - PS3553.L3934 
U1  - 813.54 
PB  - Canongate Books
N2  - A True Story Based on Lies is a remarkable and original novel that addresses the universal issues of class discrimination, male oppression and female servitude through dual narratives ofspellbinding power. Set in contemporary Mexico, the book charts the consequences of a sexual relationship between Leonora, a servant in the wealthy O'Connor home, and her master. When a child, Aura Olivia, is born from this union she is brought up as the daughter of the house. As the novel unfolds, the 'true' story gradually emerges
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