Items related to The True Face
Synopsis
A friendship is a privilege. Everyone wants one; not everyone is given one. It is easy to come by and hard to keep - and when you force it, when you hold it together past the point it wants to hold, it begins to crack. Quietly at first. Then all at once, the way a fault line waits years and gives way in a single afternoon.
Some people are born wearing a mask. It takes thirty years - and everything you love - to see the face beneath it.
Victoria knew Magda before she was anyone - a hungry girl on a kitchen floor, eating bread with salt and garlic. She handed her a world: parties, friends, the feeling of being seen. She loved her for the better part of thirty years, through every small cruelty, every borrowed thing returned broken, every silence where a friend should have been.
The True Face is the story of that friendship and its long unravelling - of a woman learning, far too slowly, to tell the difference between the face a person performs and the one underneath. It is not a story about revenge. It is a story about the harder, quieter thing: finally seeing clearly, and the freedom that comes with it.
The mask was never hers to hide. It was only ever yours to stop refusing to look at.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
V. F. Cullen writes at night, mostly by hand, mostly about the things people would rather not say out loud.
Her work is drawn to the quiet devastations - the friendships that curdle so slowly you don't notice until you're standing in the wreckage, the small lies that arrive dressed as kindness, the long gap between who a person performs and who they actually are. She is less interested in villains than in the ordinary machinery that produces them, and less interested in revenge than in the harder, colder gift of finally seeing clearly.
She came to writing the way many people do: by needing somewhere to put things. For a long time she mistook solitude for something to escape. She understands now that the quiet is not empty - it only feels that way until you sit inside it long enough for the real thoughts to arrive, the ones that plant themselves and grow. Everything she has made came out of that quiet.
The True Face is her debut novel.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for The True Face
Stock Image
The True Face (Paperback)
Print on DemandSeller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A friendship is a privilege. Everyone wants one; not everyone is given one. It is easy to come by and hard to keep - and when you force it, when you hold it together past the point it wants to hold, it begins to crack. Quietly at first. Then all at once, the way a fault line waits years and gives way in a single afternoon.Some people are born wearing a mask. It takes thirty years - and everything you love - to see the face beneath it.Victoria knew Magda before she was anyone - a hungry girl on a kitchen floor, eating bread with salt and garlic. She handed her a world: parties, friends, the feeling of being seen. She loved her for the better part of thirty years, through every small cruelty, every borrowed thing returned broken, every silence where a friend should have been.The True Face is the story of that friendship and its long unravelling - of a woman learning, far too slowly, to tell the difference between the face a person performs and the one underneath. It is not a story about revenge. It is a story about the harder, quieter thing: finally seeing clearly, and the freedom that comes with it. The mask was never hers to hide. It was only ever yours to stop refusing to look at. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235660366
Stock Image
The True Face
Print on DemandSeller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9798235660366
Stock Image
The True Face
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9798235660366
Stock Image
The True Face
Print on DemandSeller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9798235660366
Buy New
US$ 15.55
US$ 4.37 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
The True Face
Print on DemandSeller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A friendship is a privilege. Everyone wants one; not everyone is given one. It is easy to come by and hard to keep - and when you force it, when you hold it together past the point it wants to hold, it begins to crack. Quietly at first. Then all at once, the way a fault line waits years and gives way in a single afternoon.Some people are born wearing a mask. It takes thirty years - and everything you love - to see the face beneath it.Victoria knew Magda before she was anyone - a hungry girl on a kitchen floor, eating bread with salt and garlic. She handed her a world: parties, friends, the feeling of being seen. She loved her for the better part of thirty years, through every small cruelty, every borrowed thing returned broken, every silence where a friend should have been.The True Face is the story of that friendship and its long unravelling - of a woman learning, far too slowly, to tell the difference between the face a person performs and the one underneath. It is not a story about revenge. It is a story about the harder, quieter thing: finally seeing clearly, and the freedom that comes with it. The mask was never hers to hide. It was only ever yours to stop refusing to look at. Seller Inventory # 9798235660366
Buy New
US$ 23.22
US$ 38.83 shipping
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
The True Face (Paperback)
Print on DemandSeller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A friendship is a privilege. Everyone wants one; not everyone is given one. It is easy to come by and hard to keep - and when you force it, when you hold it together past the point it wants to hold, it begins to crack. Quietly at first. Then all at once, the way a fault line waits years and gives way in a single afternoon.Some people are born wearing a mask. It takes thirty years - and everything you love - to see the face beneath it.Victoria knew Magda before she was anyone - a hungry girl on a kitchen floor, eating bread with salt and garlic. She handed her a world: parties, friends, the feeling of being seen. She loved her for the better part of thirty years, through every small cruelty, every borrowed thing returned broken, every silence where a friend should have been.The True Face is the story of that friendship and its long unravelling - of a woman learning, far too slowly, to tell the difference between the face a person performs and the one underneath. It is not a story about revenge. It is a story about the harder, quieter thing: finally seeing clearly, and the freedom that comes with it. The mask was never hers to hide. It was only ever yours to stop refusing to look at. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235660366
Buy New
US$ 27.33
US$ 37.00 shipping
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The True Face (Paperback)
Print on DemandSeller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A friendship is a privilege. Everyone wants one; not everyone is given one. It is easy to come by and hard to keep - and when you force it, when you hold it together past the point it wants to hold, it begins to crack. Quietly at first. Then all at once, the way a fault line waits years and gives way in a single afternoon.Some people are born wearing a mask. It takes thirty years - and everything you love - to see the face beneath it.Victoria knew Magda before she was anyone - a hungry girl on a kitchen floor, eating bread with salt and garlic. She handed her a world: parties, friends, the feeling of being seen. She loved her for the better part of thirty years, through every small cruelty, every borrowed thing returned broken, every silence where a friend should have been.The True Face is the story of that friendship and its long unravelling - of a woman learning, far too slowly, to tell the difference between the face a person performs and the one underneath. It is not a story about revenge. It is a story about the harder, quieter thing: finally seeing clearly, and the freedom that comes with it. The mask was never hers to hide. It was only ever yours to stop refusing to look at. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235660366
Buy New
US$ 19.81
US$ 49.12 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The True Face
Print on DemandSeller: preigu, Osnabrück, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The True Face | V. F. Cullen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | V.F. Cullen | EAN 9798235660366 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 136390721
Buy New
US$ 16.11
US$ 77.66 shipping
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Quantity: 5 available