Deesha Philyaw's brilliant debut novel, THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN, is officially out in the world! 

About the book:

‍The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight) from the acclaimed and beloved author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.

‍On the eve of her 40th birthday, First Lady Scharisee Freeman gets the validation she’s always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors’ wives—First Ladies—who are “like Jesus’ disciples if they had been a group of mean girls.” Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw.

But as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth.

Unflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free.

Praise for THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN:

"Deesha Philyaw’s debut novel is a rebellion disguised as a romp." - The New York Times Book Review

"Uproarious.... Philyaw’s well-paced and irreverent novel sings.... It’s a revelation." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Readers will now undoubtedly relish [Philyaw's] delectable first novel.... HIGH-DEMAND." - Booklist (starred review)

"A rollicking satire of Black megachurch culture featuring an irresistible fireball of a protagonist.... Philyaw’s vibrantly voicey tale will appeal to both insiders and outsiders of the culture it describes...Misogyny, classism, colorism, hypocrisy: begone! A fierce, fabulous and very funny truth-teller cometh to take you down." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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