Diane Chamberlain stole my heart with The Dream Daughter and this book has cemented her as a fave author for me!

1940 - artist Anna Dale wins a competition to paint a mural that ends up never seeing the light of day

2018- When renown artist Jessie Jameson Williams passes away, he leaves instructions in his will for Morgan Christopher to restore Anna Dale's mural. Morgan is currently incarcerated and although she has never worked at restoration she knows this isn't an opportunity she can pass up when it means her freedom.

The dual timelines, the spinning of both artists' stories were so engrossing. You want to know how the two will intersect and solve the mystery of what really happened to Anna Dale all those years ago.

In Big Lies in a Small Town Chamberlain tells a heartfelt and masterful story of greed, small town prejudice, lies, family secrets, love and mystery. Highly recommend it for historical fiction fans!