First, unrequited, lasting or misguided – love is invariably intertwined with secrets. For better or for worse, for richer or poorer: love and lies have always been intimate. Clancy Martin – divorced twice, married three times – is no stranger to either. Now, he is set out on a mission to disprove the central beliefs we hold with respect equal to our morality. Love and Lies is an interesting, eye-opening, read on more than one level. The book straddles psychology, philosophy and autobiography, facts and fiction with literary criticism, inducing serious self-reflection of love, truthfulness, and deceit. Everyone lies every day, all the time, and especially to those held closes. It’s time we started being honest that although some of our lies may seem small and inconsequential, they are lies nevertheless.