set in Halifax, dartmouth and paris!
Lucy McGee’s Moment of Truth
A Novel by: Gina N. Brown
One secret. Two best friends. Three decades of silence.
Lucy lives large and takes risks, conquering life’s problems with breathtaking mastery—and a little help from lifelong friend Joanne. All is well until a drama resurfaces after almost 30 years. Suddenly, Lucy’s life twists in a heartbeat.
When her nemesis calls unexpectedly about a situation that only she can solve, Lucy learns she can redeem her past mistake by saving someone she’s desperate to help. Yet doing so would expose the secret she’s hidden from her family.
Worse, she’d also be helping the very person who started the whole mess. Torn between the urge to get even or right a wrong, Lucy stalls in a haze of indecision because either way, she loses.
With tension rising and time running out, Lucy must dig deep into her soul to decide: Will pride and the need for revenge win out? Or will she do the right thing and risk losing the love of her family when her secret is revealed?
Set in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this story follows two best friends in their early fifties as they embark on a life-altering journey to Paris, where Lucy reconciles her past and Joanne faces an uncertain future. With no roadmap, they wrestle with tough life questions about love, truth, and family, and together, stumble towards the meaning of life.
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"I could have written "love it" on every single page for the real dialogue, "Gina witticisms", turns of phrases and clever metaphors characterizing the relationship best friends Lucy and Joanne share. Women will recognize themselves in this story - and the potential to find freedom in their own moments of truth."
Kelly Hennessey,
Creative Non-Fiction Writer -
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"The issues Gina Brown touches on in her novel give the story its weight, and engage the reader, while the light-hearted exchanges between Lucy and her best friend provide welcome moments of humour."
Elizabeth Peirce,
Author of Grow Hope and APMA Best Atlantic Published Book Award for Grow Organic.
About Gina Brown
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Gina has written three novels, Pickled in Love (2025), The Sugar Bowl Feud (2024) and Lucy McGee's Moment of Truth (2021).
For over 35 years, she has pursued a career as a marketing and communications specialist, working in music, film, advertising, museums, education, and special events. Her freelance writing, which includes travel, lifestyle, and memoir articles, has been published in newspapers, magazines, and online platforms.
Gina has attended numerous writing workshops, including those offered by the Arvon Foundation in England, Taddle Creek at the University of Toronto, and Master Classes at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. She co-founded two writers’ groups, one in Toronto and the other in Halifax. She has been a finalist in five international screenwriting and travel writing competitions.
In 2019, she founded NovaHeart Media, an independent publishing platform that offers creative writing workshops and consulting services for writers.
An avid traveler, she has visited 35 countries. After living away for many years in Montreal, Birmingham (England), Ottawa and Toronto, she returned to her home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In her spare time, she loves to swim, skate, cycle, canoe and play pickleball.