Drowning in Paper Flowers

THE LIE: Ruby Powell is the epitome of perfect. She’s beautiful, prominent, and wealthy. She lives in her dream home in the most affluent neighborhood in Dallas. She's a doting mother, a devoted wife, and a respected member of her community. She takes pride in serving as the president of both her son’s elementary school PTA and her daughter’s high school soccer Booster Club. Her kids adore her, and her husband is still her best friend after eighteen years of marriage.

THE TRUTH: Ruby Powell is a full-figured, middle-aged housewife, living in a house she’s grown to despise. She’s a subpar mother. She detests her husband. And she’s addicted to anti-anxiety pills due to a recurring nightmare. She volunteers at both of her children’s schools, albeit for appearance’s sake only, because what would it look like if she were a stay-at-home mom who didn’t volunteer? Her teenage daughter loathes her, and her six-year-old son suffers from PTSD due to being the victim of a kidnapping when he was a toddler.

What happens when Ruby is no longer able to separate the truth from the lie?

A nightmare.

An affair.

A dead body.

A lifelong secret.

And the ending you never saw coming.

©2024 Erika Lockhart Westbury (P)2025 Erika Lockhart Westbury

Great Listen

I stumbled upon this on an Audible sale. I couldn’t stop listening. It’s a great story and excellent narration.

A Good Audible Suggestion

This title was suggested to me by Audible. I don't think I would have found it on my own. It was a very good story and kept me guessing till the end. My only negative is that I think too much of the story was wrapped up in the epilogue.

nice read!

the narrator did a great job and written well going between events unfolding. would recommend.

The tone of story is unsettled, unbalanced, And scary as story gets sorted.

I liked vivid characters and setting. A character's red hair; the frightening sunflowers; a past kidnapping and that kidnapper's unknown presence in the home, murders, nightmares. The story is ful! of tasty "bits", that remain tasty, but , for me, don't come together to make a conclusion. I will listen again down the road.

Great read

Really enjoyed this one. Lots of fun twists and the characters were fun. I’ll be looking in to other books