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A Lie Never Dies
Oh what a tangled web we weave,> When first we practice to deceive, Sir Walter ScottChoice and Chance; two threads in the tapestry of a life tangled in a web of lies and woven into a tale of temporary insanity, rage and revenge, accidental death, murder, guilt, deceit, and love, both kinds: lost and found. All are threads coloring this tale of tragedy set in the original birthplace of the Portuguese empire, Coimbra, Portugal.At its core, it is a story about how a single lie gives birth to a labyrinth of deception, how hypocrisy begets vengefulness, and retaliation leads to tragedy and treachery. Most importantly, it is a tale of how chance often makes the important choices for us.A disillusioned American comes to Portugal to teach English as a second language, to escape a toxic American culture and attempt to rekindle the spark in a marriage that has sailed too close to the edge of the map. But his wife doesn't love the voyage and bails out for a long visit back to the US, leaving their marriage on the brink of an unseen storm. Drew Martin is a man facing a choice, with one foot in the old world, a world with much history and rich culture to explore, while the other leg is being pulled back into the status quo of a chaotic consumer culture, along with his conflicted feelings about his marriage. But the wheel of fortune is spinning and fate, random chance, will make the next choice for him in this lottery of life.Walking home through the ancient Portuguese city of Coimbra, during a heat wave, Drew just wants a cold beer and a quiet place to contemplate his future. But the bar he chooses is the wrong place at the wrong time. And when a beautiful woman arrives, things go unbelievably amiss, and an ugly truth is born of a lie that never dies.β¦
