Sometimes I Lie
Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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Amber Reynolds wakes up in a coma. She knows her name, that her husband doesn't love her anymore, and that she did something. The story moves across now, the week before, and a childhood diary from 1991.
Yes. A TV adaptation of Sometimes I Lie has been in development with Sarah Michelle Gellar attached at one point. As of 2025 the project remains in development.
No. Sometimes I Lie is a standalone, separate from Alice Feeney's other thrillers His & Hers, Rock Paper Scissors, and Beautiful Ugly. Each is independent.
Sometimes I Lie was written by Alice Feeney, published in 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers Limited.
Sometimes I Lie is 367 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Sometimes I Lie takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
Sometimes I Lie is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.