Title: The Authenticity Project
Author: Clare Pooley
Published: 2020
Call #: FIC Pooley
http://pclib.polarislibrary.com/view.aspx?author=pooley&title=authenticity
Author: Clare Pooley
Published: 2020
Call #: FIC Pooley
http://pclib.polarislibrary.com/view.aspx?author=pooley&title=authenticity
How well do you know the people who live near you? How well do they know you? Do you even know the names of your neighbors? … Everyone lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth instead?
Thus begins “The Authenticity Project,” a pale green notebook soon to be filled with six peoples’ real truths. Julian Jessop, a 79-year-old, fairly successful artist, got it all started. In the 15 years since losing his wife, he has grown estranged. The loneliness in going from everyone knowing your name to not having a single person to talk to (aside from bill collectors) drove him to put it all out there. Monica finds the notebook in her failing café, since abandoned by the older gentleman she just served coffee too. The notebook and café connect six people who desperately need each other, but have no idea yet.
Our genuine truths often become secrets, as most of us hide or shield our authentic selves in some way. Some hide behind addiction. Others hide behind social media. Some simply change their own history so many times, it seems more real with each retelling. No one means to live a lie, but judgement and past experiences, seemingly on their own, build walls around our truths. Clare Pooley will surprise and inspire you with this inventive story of only finding happiness after letting your guard down.
What would happen if you shared the truth instead? … Perhaps nothing. Or maybe telling that story would change your life, or the life of someone you’ve not met. That’s what I want to find out.
Erin I.
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