Unjustifiably

From Colleen Hoover, author of the Sunday Times bestseller *We End Up*, comes a touching and moving novel about family, love, and the power of truth. Not every mistake deserves punishment. Sometimes the only thing that does is forgiveness. The Fosse family is far from ordinary. They live in a repurposed church, the newly baptized Dollar Fosse Church. The cancer-ridden mother lives downstairs, the father is married to the mother's former nurse, the little stepbrother isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the older brothers are annoyingly perfect. And then, there's Merritt. Merritt Fosse collects awards she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. Browsing the local antique shop for her next award, she finds Sagan. His intelligence and fearless idealism awaken a new spirit in her, until she discovers he's completely unavailable. Merritt withdraws deep within herself, watching her family from afar, when she discovers a secret no award in the world can unravel. Fed up with the lies, Merritt decides to shatter the illusion of the happy family she's never been a part of before leaving them forever. When her escape plan goes awry, Merritt is forced to deal with the dire consequences of telling the truth and losing the man she loves. A poignant and powerful film, Without Merritt explores the layers of lies that bind a family together, and the power of love and truth.