Imagine falling in love with a man, imaging your life together and then finding out that everything he claimed to be was a lie. This is Stephanie Wood's story, chronicled in her book 'Fake'. A startling true story about love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies. Stephanie's raw honesty in the telling of this story is nothing short of brave. "Joe" who she met online, is a serial fabulist who created a web of lies filled with many twists and turns. Stephanie Wood is an author and award winning Australian journalist. When she ended the relationship, her journalistic instincts took over as she searched for the truth. Fake is a riveting book and a cautionary tale, and will resonate with anyone who dared to find love. Stephanie chats with Sandy in the confessional about surviving a fraudster, seeking the truth and ultimately finding herself.Follow us on instagram: @thegoodgirlconfessionalThe Good Girl Confessional Podcast is a production of Wb40 - Women Beyond FortyCraving more? You can find us at www.wb40.comInstagram: @womenbeyondfortyThe Good Girl Confessional and Wb40 - Women Beyond Forty team acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands this podcast is recorded and researched on - the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation and we pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.