The Little Liar

by Charlaine Harris · 2016

The Little Liar, Mitch Albom’s first Holocaust novel, follows eleven‑year‑old Nico Krispis, a boy who has never told a lie, as the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece. A German officer convinces Nico to persuade his fellow Jews to board trains promising safety and work, unaware they are being sent to Auschwitz. After witnessing his family’s deportation, Nico vows never to speak the truth again. The narrative weaves his story with that of his brother Sebastian, schoolmate Fanni, and the officer Udo, spanning from 1936 to 1983. Narrated by a personified Truth, the novel explores honesty, deception, survival, revenge, guilt and the redemptive power of love.