Emily Foster has spent her whole life doing as she was told. They say she has everything: the perfect home, a successful husband, and a respectable family. She's a wife, a mother, and an upstanding citizen in a town that values appearances above all else.
But behind closed doors, Emily is unraveling. Her once-loving marriage has turned cold and performative. The church offers no comfort. And the mirror reflects a woman she barely recognizes.
When a betrayal upends everything she thought she knew, Emily begins to question the rules she's followed since she was a little girl. With the help of unexpected allies, she begins to discover the real Emily hidden beneath the mask of the most perfect wife. She had buried that part of herself to make everyone else happy. Now it's coming back into the light.
Set in a picture-perfect community full of secrets, This Above All: Emily's Own Truth is a stirring portrait of a woman reclaiming her own voice, making her own choices, and finding out what it takes to stand on her own two feet. Emily's story asks a timeless question:
What does it mean to be true to yourself in a world that demands you be something else?