Mary Monroe
8 SeriesMary Monroe, an American author, is known for her African-American fiction, including the God Don’t Like Ugly and Mama Ruby series. Raised by sharecroppers in Alabama, she was the first in her family to graduate high school and taught herself to write, beginning at age four. Monroe resides in Oakland, California.
In Mary Monroe's "Family of Lies," Vera Lomax, once poor, marries wealthy Kenneth Lomax and lives luxuriously in San Francisco. When Kenneth's mistress becomes pregnant, Vera pays to keep it quiet, but the child, Sarah Cooper, becomes Kenneth's cherished daughter. After her mother's funeral, Sarah is claimed by Kenneth and thrust into wealth, yet she senses Vera's duplicity. As Sarah seeks a richer life than Vera allows, both women scheme to secure their desires, leading to alliances, risks, and high stakes.
