Liar's Dice

“This compelling debut about a twin trying to stay connected to her disabled sister across years and miles in 1970s Brazil is pitch-perfect and full of heart, with language so evocative you can feel the heat of the summer and hear the rattle of gambling dice and envision the flash of sequins as the girls dance, for the last time, as a twosome.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name

“Liar’s Dice is an unexpected take on the coming-of-age tale. This story of a girl’s separation from her ailing twin in 1970s Brazil is a nuanced exploration of family dynamics, sisterhood, and the search for belonging.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake and Good Dirt

“An unsettling and beautifully written story about a family wrestling with truth, loss, and their place in the world.”—Florence Knapp, New York Times bestselling author of The Names

“Set against the backdrop of political repression in 1970s Brazil, Liar’s Dice is the remarkable story of a young girl finding her footing and her voice. Juliet Faithfull writes unsparingly of the violence of the time and the heartbreak of familial disruption, but she holds her characters so gently, never losing sight of the love and hard-won forgiveness at the center of their lives. Liar’s Dice is a moving and deeply honest novel.”—Lauren Fox, New York Times bestselling author of Send for Me

“I hesitate to call anything this beautiful ‘magic.’ It’s more than that; it’s a sacred healing. Liar’s Dice is a heartfelt tale that lifts you into another world and suspends you there from start to finish. Written with an infinity of detail and the tender sensibility of a girl/woman, Faithfull is a master storyteller and visionary. She has captured a story to heal our own hearts in these uncertain times.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street

“In Liar’s Dice, every page shimmers with longing—Dolores reaching for the twin torn from her, even as Brazil itself trembles under the weight of silence, a country that vanishes its own people. This is a story of girls bound by an unspoken rhythm, of love that endures exile and betrayal, of one heart beating for two across oceans and shadows. A magnificent debut.”—Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

“Both intimate and expansive, Liar’s Dice sets the enduring relationship of separated twins Dolores and Mita against the fraught political backdrop of 1970s Brazil. Written with extraordinary compassion and insight, it is an immersive coming-of-age story that reveals the wild depths of the human heart.”—Frances de Pontes Peebles, author of The Air You Breathe

“An epic of sisterhood, set against the growing shadow of dictatorship. Faithfull has written a tender unforgettable tale that sings across time and vaults over lies and delivers a reader to the places they need to be.”—Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao