The Liar's Playbook

“A stranger-than-fiction account … propulsive and emotionally nuanced.”–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“How well do we really know those closest to us, and is the truth better left unknown? The Liar’s Playbook explores one woman’s family dynamics when it comes to lies, memories and ethics. But what impressed me most was the author’s resilience as she faced countless challenges, often feeling like and treated like a stranger within her own family. A memorable read!”
— CEA SUNRISE PERSON, author of North of Normal and Nearly Normal
“The Liar’s Playbook is an unflinching, honest, and deeply brave memoir. Leslie Bradford-Scott opens the door to a family shaped by secrecy, where love and deception are tightly entwined. With extraordinary clarity and compassion, she explores the cost of inherited lies and the courage it takes to rewrite the stories we were raised to believe.”
— MARISSA STAPLEY, New York Times-bestselling author of Lucky
“Leslie Bradford-Scott’s gutsy, riveting memoir traces her lifelong search for the continuously shifting truth about her father—a charming, reckless, law-breaking man who frequently and casually put her young life at risk. Her investigation uncovers disturbing facts about her family, yet it also exposes an integral part of her inheritance: an astounding capacity for survival and creative re-invention.”
— KATH JONATHAN, author of The Resistance Painter
“This unflinchingly honest debut is a riveting account of a daughter’s struggle to come to terms with her father’s abusive, felonious past, and of the self-awareness that comes with healing. What is so extraordinary about Leslie Bradford-Scott is her unwavering strength, wisdom and courage to follow her dreams and create a fulfilling life for herself and her children, despite a volatile past rife with betrayal, trauma, rejection, secrets and lies. Told with a visceral understanding of the human condition, in compellingly wrought prose, The Liar’s Playbook captures the resilience and loneliness of one woman’s search for truth, identity, love, and a safe place to call home.”
— SHELLY SANDERS, author of The Night Sparrow and Daughters of the Occupation
“This book is beautifully written and I was captivated by the story. The Liar’s Playbook is suspenseful, surprising, heartbreaking, and ultimately, hopeful.”
— LORI THICKE, author of Dreamer’s Daughter
“The Liar’s Playbook is a riveting ride through a wacky childhood to accomplished adulthood, and then a sharp U-turn to separate the truth from the lies. Its generous sprinkling of guns, gems and getaways, and how a little girl fits into it all, makes for a story Tarantino could direct.”
— SUE HINCENBERGS, author of The Retirement Plan

Leslie Bradford-Scott is an award-winning writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster, and the founder of WaltonWoodFarm.com. She grew up in Grimsby, Ontario, and Florida.

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