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Like many women, Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career and family life a struggle, so she left her successful role as a managing partner in one of the world's biggest advertising agencies to look after her family. She knew the change wouldn't be easy, but she never expected to find herself an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day and spending her evenings Googling 'am I an alcoholic?'

Six strangers with one universal thing in common: their lives aren’t always what they make them out to be. But what would happen if they told the truth instead? Julian begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing his ‘truth’ - to pass on and encourage others to share their own. Little does he know that this small act of honesty will impact all those who come into contact with the book and lead to a life-changing world of friendship and forgiveness.... 

Sei sconosciuti con una cosa in comune: la loro vita non è così perfetta come vogliono far credere... Uno di questi è Julian, un artista eccentrico che da qualche tempo è precipitato in una profonda solitudine. Nell'accogliente caffè di Londra dove si rifugia nei momenti peggiori, decide di affidare la sua storia alle pagine di un taccuino verde che abbandona incurante su un tavolino. Mai più pensa che Monica, la giovane proprietaria del bar, lo legga e ne rimanga sconvolta.

Esta maravillosa novela enlaza el destino de seis desconocidos a través de un cuaderno que les invita a contar su historia y la verdad que hay detrás de cada una de ellas. En esta libreta, que viajará de mano en mano, escribirán las confesiones que hasta ahora no se habían atrevido a compartir con nadie mientras a su alrededor va creándose un círculo de amistad, solidaridad y amor. Pero ser honestos también entraña algunos riesgos....