{"id":41680,"date":"2025-09-09T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=41680"},"modified":"2025-09-09T07:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:07:06","slug":"the-lie-that-changed-everything-the-memoir-of-a-little-rascal-confessions-from-the-silence-book-1-by-gary-trew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=41680","title":{"rendered":"The Lie That Changed Everything: The Memoir of a Little Rascal (Confessions from the Silence Book 1) by Gary Trew"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his compelling memoir, Trew delivers a blisteringly funny and unsettling portrait of a childhood forged from mischief, trauma, and a haunting lie. From the opening pages, when he describes his chaotic breech birth and the family jokes about his \u201cfish face\u201d and \u201cblockhead\u201d nicknames, the tone is set: this is a story that refuses to look away from pain but also refuses to wallow in it. Trew recounts the guilt of swearing a lie on his father\u2019s life with a voice that is as funny as it is devastating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book is a patchwork of hilarious misadventures\u2014failed first kisses, schoolyard battles, sweet-tooth bribes\u2014and devastating family history. His grandmother, nicknamed \u201cMarion the Carrion,\u201d abandoned eleven children, while his mother transformed that legacy into fierce, if sometimes terrifying, devotion. His father, a war hero and stoic presence, gave love without words, his reclusiveness masking unspoken scars. Trew writes with bite and warmth, wielding humour to soften trauma while letting the pain still pulse through. Funny, painful, and deeply human, the book is not just about one childhood lie but about survival, resilience, and the crooked road to truth. A treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lie-That-Changed-Everything-Confessions-ebook\/dp\/B0FGKN1M47\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date August 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Papillon&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN: 1738245411 (paperback)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN: B0D9J21WGD&nbsp; (Kindle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Price $21.99 (USD) Hardcover, $14.99 Paperback, $7.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. 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