Susan
Myhre Hayes
New Release
Making Up Stories: A Novel
All families have their secrets. How far will they go to keep them hidden?
A dying mother reveals to her daughter her family’s long history of trauma in the hope she can break free of it. . . . It is inspiring – the past can never be escaped, but that does not mean it must serve as destiny. . . A captivating novel, intellectually stimulating and literarily engrossing. Kirkus Review
A Five-Star - Must Read from Reedsy Discovery. “I have not had a book affect me so strongly for a long time, “ Kendall Nischan.
Making Up Stories: A Novel tells the story of family secrets and explores a mother's and daughter's desire to break free from intergenerational trauma. It's a story about their love for each other and the sacrifices they're willing to make for each other. Complex characters and situations raise profound, sometimes unanswerable questions about family, life's gray areas, and the promise of hope.
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Praise & Reviews
In her thought-provoking, poignant debut work of fiction, Making Up Stories: A Novel, Susan Myhre Hayes tackles complex and painful issues around family secrets and how such deception, while wanting to protect family members from uncomfortable truths, erodes the psychological foundation of subsequent generations. If you are interested in the topics of generational trauma, parent-child relationships, and death with dignity—this one is a must-read.
Sue Hinkin is an award-winning author of the Bea Middleton and Lucy Vega thriller series. Hinkin was recently voted Rocky Mountain Writer of the Year.
This engaging novel finds a mother painstakingly revealing family secrets to her loving daughter. As the stories unfold, readers will be astounded at the complexities of the family’s past.
Jean Teigland