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Why We Lie examines the unexpected consequences of those who tell the truth about abuse and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost? Authored by former BigLaw litigator, two-year DC federal court clerk, Amy Impellizzeri's Why We Lie exposes the core of the #metoo movement in the legal/political realm--where powerful men have long been given a pass on criminal behavior, and victims have been discounted even within their closest circles. Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife. Jude has been the bystander of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets kept since law school unravel--with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police--his wife realizes he might not have been an unintended victim after all. Meanwhile, she makes every effort to clamp down a past marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.

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"Amy Impellizzeri is a reformed corporate litigator, former start-up exec, and award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction. After spending a decade at one of the top law firms in the country, Amy left to advocate for working women, eventually landing at a VC-backed start-up company, Hybrid Her (named by ForbesWoman as a top website for women in 2010 and 2011), while writing her first novel, Lemongrass Hope, named a 2014 IndieFab Book of the Year Bronze Winner (romance). Her sophomore novel, Secrets of Worry Dolls was an Editor's Pick in Foreword Reviews magazine. Amy's third novel, The Truth About Thea, was an inaugural pick for Francis Ford Coppola Winery's Book & Bottles. Her novel, In Her Defense was compared to Big Little Lies with ""crackling courtroom drama"" by Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. Amy's first nonfiction book, Lawyer Interrupted, was published by the American Bar Association and has been featured in theatlantic.com, Above the Law, ABC27, and more. The follow up, How to Leave the Law, coauthored with Harvard-trained lawyer turned professor, Liz Brown, has been featured in Bloomberg Law, Boston Business Journal, and more. Amy is a Tall Poppy Writer, past president of the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and faculty member for Drexel University's MFA in creative writing program. Her essays and articles have appeared in the Huffington Post, Writer's Digest, Scary Mommy, ABA's Law Practice Today, and Skirt! magazine, among more. Amy currently lives in rural Pennsylvania, where she works and plays and keeps up on all of the latest research confirming that large volumes of coffee are indeed good for you. Based in the Southeast and Los Angeles, Lisa Cordileone's featured titles include The Green Amendment by Maya K. van Rossum (foreword by Mark Ruffalo), Run to Win by Stephanie Schriock (foreword by Kamala Harris), and Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. She narrates for Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Hachette, and others. Reviews available on Audible, Goodreads, and AudioFile magazine. 115+ titles to date. Represented by Kevin Motley at TGMD (VO) and Laura Magner at AWA (Theatrical)."

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