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The Impostor's Daughter, by Laurie Sandell.
Laurie's father is a former Green Beret with a law degree, a PhD, speaks several languages and disappears for weeks at a time. He's brilliant, mercurial, and mesmerizing to those who meet him. He's also a fraud.
Laurie Sandell recalls adoring her father and his amazing stories of secret missions and worldwide adventures. But as she grows to young womanhood, she discovers he's not all he claims to be.
It's an interesting look at what a poser's lies do to those nearest to them -- the ones they claim to love yet nearly destroy with their lies.
Susan
(I was not thrilled with the format of the book - it's in a graphic novel format - but the story was compelling enough to keep me reading.)
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Heroes are often the most ordinary of men. - Henry David Thoreau.
Last edited by Requiem; 04-04-2011 at 00:25.
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