Surviving the Truth

SURVIVING THE TRUTH, Sharon Coleman Monroes first novel, is about Laura,a 50-something woman who discovers family secrets, loses her husband, winssome cash and learns that helping others isnt as easy as she thought it would be.The family secrets shatter the idyllic image she and her sister Susan had abouttheir childhood in Kerrville, Texas. The loss of her husband in the mountains ofWyoming shatters her confidence in herself and reality shatters her ideas aboutgiving to others.Laura and Susan begin a journey to expose the secrets, come to terms with theloss of Lauras husband, James, and discover that throwing money at problemsdoesnt necessarily solve them. Chocolate and Pinot Noir take the edge off theirproblems but that combination comes with its own set of difficulties.