You Are the Love of My Life

Its 1973 and the Watergate scandal is on everyones lips. Lucy Painter, a childrens book illustrator and single mother of two, leaves New York and the married father of her children to return to Washington, DC, to the neighborhood where she grew up and the house where her father committed suicide. Lucy hopes for a fresh start, but her life is full of secrets: her children know nothing of her fathers death or the identity of their own father. As new neighbors enter their insular lives, her familys safety and stability become threatened. Beautifully told, You Are the Love of My Life is a story of how shame leads to secrets, secrets to lies, and how lies stand in the way of human connection.