The Honest Truth is a journey.... It is a physical journey that the main character, Mark, takes when he runs away from home with his faithful dog, Beau, to try and fulfill his dream of climbing Mount Rainier. It is Mark's emotional journey as he tries to come to grips with the fact that the cancer he has fought for much of his life has returned. It is a journey of learning and growing-- for Mark, but also for his family, his best friend, Jessie, and for the reader. It is a journey about finding meaning and purpose in life. Finally, it is a journey that--once the reader starts--is hard to turn away from until the reader finds out how things will turn out at the very end; and that's the honest truth.