This book was requested when I was young and requested more books than I could possibly read. Sadly, I no longer have access to this book and my tastes have changed. Thus I will not be able to give feedback on this title.

The First Lie is a prequel short story of sorts to go before the full novel Necessary Lies. I read Necessary Lies in March of 2016 and at the time didn't know there was a prequel short story, I kind of wish I had. So if you haven't read Necessary Lies, read this one before you dive into that book - this sets such a good foundation for where that story is going to go. If you have already read it, this is still worth the time, I enjoyed it.

This short story takes you back to a time where things can easily be swept under the rug and women and children have minimal rights for themselves and their lives and the crazy, surprising thing is that this book isn't set to long ago. This book made me gasp and I had to remind myself over and over again that this was based in truth and isn't too fictionalized and made me realize how far we have come in women's rights - still not all the way there yet!

I love Diane Chamberlain and this is the second time that she has a short story that precludes the novel and I loved it. I like a little set up before the main event, I wouldn't mind this set up for more books!