To Name the Bigger Lie : A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren

Part coming-of-age story, part psychological thriller, part philosophical investigation, this unforgettable memoir traces the ramifications of a series of lies that threaten to derail the author?_Ts life?_"exploring the line between truth and deception, fact and fiction, and reality and conspiracy. Sarah?_Ts story begins as she?_Ts researching what she believes will be a book about her high school philosophy teacher, a charismatic instructor who taught her and her classmates to question everything?_"in the end, even the reality of historical atrocities. As she digs into the effects of his teachings, her life takes a turn into the fantastical when her wife, Marta, is notified that she?_Ts been investigated for sexual misconduct at the university where they both teach. Based in part on a viralA?New York TimesA?essay,A?To Name the Bigger LieA?follows the investigation as it upends Sarah?_Ts understanding of truth. She knows the claims made against Marta must be lies, and as she uncovers the identity of the person behind them and then tries, with increasing desperation, to prove their innocence, she?_Ts drawn back into the questions that her teacher inspired all those years ago: about the nature of truth, the value of skepticism, and the stakes we all have in getting the story right. A compelling, incisive journey into honesty and betrayal, this memoir explores the powerful pull of dangerous conspiracy theories and the pliability of personal narratives in a world dominated by hoaxes and fakes.A?To Name the Bigger LieA?reads like the best of psychological thrillers?_"made all the more riveting because it?_Ts true.
Binding: Hardback