As long as she can remember, it's been Nicola and her sister Viv against the world. Abandoned by their parents, the two of them managed to raise themselves. They turned out pretty well too: Viv is a successful surgeon with a husband and a big house, while 26-year-old Nicola is a working artist.
Nicola would have said she knew her charismatic older sister better than anyone--right up until the phone rings in the middle of the night. A car wreck has left Viv widowed and unconscious.
Nicola drops everything to get to her sister, but at her sister's hospital bed, she discovers that Viv has been concealing one astonishing secret after another.
Waiting for Viv to wake, Nicola must untangle the web of truth and lies about their family's past while trying to navigate a future for Viv and herself.
She Taught Me Everything is a compelling story about family secrets, the powerful bonds between sisters, and the awful choices that can redefine the entire shape of a family,
