Truth & LIES
The Stars are Not Yet Bells by Hannah Lillith Assadi, Hachette
n 1941 newlyweds Elle and Simon, and Elle’s ‘cousin’ (former boyfriend) Gabriel move to Lyra, population 400, off the coast of Georgia. Her Russian mother dead, her bankrupt father struck up a deal with wealthy jewel miner Simon, who was hiding his homosexuality. “Well, are you interested in this