Truth to Tell

A witty and frolicksome romp set in Venice

If all fiction is a flirtation with the truth, then Cheek, as ever, proves herself an experienced player

Offers whimsy with spiked wit ... warm, honest and hopeful

a fascinating tale of infidelity and deception amid the joys of Venice

Mavis Cheek was born and grew up in Wimbledon. She began her working life at Editions Alecto, the contemporary art publishers. She then attended Hillcroft College for Women from where she graduated in Arts. After her daughter Bella was born, she began her writing career in earnest; journalism and travel writing at first, then short stories, and eventually, in 1988, her novel Pause Between Acts , which won the She/John Menzies First Novel Prize. Her thirteen novels included Mrs Fytton's Country Life, Janice Gentle Gets Sexy and, most recently, Amenable Women, described in the Times as 'a brilliantly funny, warm, intelligent read'. She now lives and writes in the heart of the English countryside.

Nina Porter seems to have it all: husband, home, family and security. But her life turns upside down when a marital row over truthfulness sets her thinking. Isn't she dishonest herself, always playing the good wife? The perfect mother and daughter? The supportive friend? Should she, instead, try to live without the little white lies that support us all? 
 
Her husband thinks it can't be done. But he goes away on a business trip. And when a glamorous few days of research in Venice are suddenly on offer, there seems no reason for Nina to refuse them. Or to resist the attentions of the handsome Italian who wants to show her the city. 
 
As Nina entangles herself in a web of deceptions, it starts to look as though honesty might not always be the best policy... 
 
Mavis Cheek's sparkling new novel is about shaking your life up, striking out and learning to be true to yourself. It's told with all the brio and humour that her readers have come to love.

Mavis Cheek

Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it

The author unleashes her comic talents to the full

Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read.

A comic delight . . . sparkling entertainment

One of the funniest, most subversive novelists writing today

A witty tale in which the author exposes the readers to a host of delightful characters

Many books are advertised as being funny but few live up to the hype . . . The Lovers of Pound Hill is genuinely witty and very, very clever . . . satire at its best.

When city girl Molly Bonner arrives in the village of Lufferton Boney, she creates quite a stir. With her non-country-style boots, determined manner and alluring looks, she sets off a wave of intrigue that ripples through the lives of everyone there, from Julie the barmaid at the Holly Bush to antiques dealer Dryden Fellows and Montmorency the cat. 
 
For Molly is a girl on a mission: to discover the truth behind Lufferton Boney's most notorious resident, the giant (and slightly obscene) Gnome etched into the face of Pound Hill. And along the way, she has some personal demons to settle...

Mavis Cheek

Praise for The Lovers of Pound Hill

Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it

The author unleashes her comic talents to the full

Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read.

Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it

The author unleashes her comic talents to the full

Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read.

Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it

The author unleashes her comic talents to the full

Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read.

Books by Mavis Cheek

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