Chapters 1 - 3 Summary

In the novel "What I Saw and How I Lied" by Judy Blundell, narrator Evie Spooner tells the story of her realization that her parents, whom she had always admired, were not as upstanding and glamorous as she had always thought they were. She also learns how truly unfair the world is, especially to those who are different. Evie's biggest step into adulthood comes when the man who is the focus of Eive's first serious crush is killed in a questionable boating accident which involves her parents. Evie puts her own reputation on the line to keep her parents out of jail but swears to herself afterward to become a better person.

In Chapter 1, the narrator wakes up when she hears her mother strike a match to light a cigarette. The narrator pretends not to be awake. Her mother pretends not...