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DON'T MISS SEASON 2 OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY AWARD-WINNING HBO(R) SERIES
STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, LAURA DERN, ZOË KRAVITZ, AND MERYL STREEP

From the author of Nine Perfect Strangers, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.

A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What's indisputable is that someone is dead.

Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.

Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal.

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"Ms. Moriarty's long-parched fans have something new to dig into...Big Little Lies [may have] even more staying power than The Husband's Secret."--The New York Times

"Funny and thrilling, page-turning but with emotional depth, Big Little Lies is a terrific follow-up to The Husband's Secret."--Booklist (starred review)

"Big Little Lies tolls a warning bell about the big little lies we tell in order to survive. It takes a powerful stand against domestic violence even as it makes us laugh at the adults whose silly costume party seems more reminiscent of a middle-school dance."--The Washington Post

"Moriarty demonstrates an excellent talent for exposing the dark, seedy side of the otherwise "perfect" family unit...Highly recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Irresistible...Exposing the fault lines in what looks like perfection is a specialty of Liane Moriarty... Moriarty's sly humor and razor-sharp insights will keep you turning the pages to find out."--People Magazine

The secrets burrowed in this seemingly placid small town...are so suburban noir they would make David Lynch clap with glee...[Moriarty] is a fantastically nimble writer, so sure-footed that the book leaps between dark and light seamlessly; even the big reveal in the final pages feels earned and genuinely shocking."--Entertainment Weekly

"If you're looking for a novel that will turn you into a compulsive book-finisher look no further. Moriarty has produced another gripping, satirical hit...It's can't-put-downability comes from its darker subplots...A book that will make you appreciate the long days of summer."--Oprah.com

Reading one [of Liane Moriarty's novels] is a bit like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic...a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read...Moriarty is back in fine form.--USA Today

"A juicy drama."--People Stylewatch

"Not your average mommy novel. It's a juicy, twisted murder mystery replete with themes of marital abuse and self-denial...The perfect mindless beach read."--Purewow.com

"Suburbia is about to get a lot more scandalous."--Closer Weekly

The Aussie author of last year's runaway hit The Husband's Secret comes back with another winning and wise novel that intertwines the lives of three women.--EW.com

It's no mystery why Liane Moriarty is a summer staple: with wit and compassion...[she] keeps it real.--Family Circle

"Riveting and insightful...Moriarty has crafted a great summer read full of perceptive glimpses into the many guises of human relationships: mother-child, husband-wife (and ex-wife) and above all, the strong bond of female friendships."--Bookpage

Deservedly popular Moriarty invigorates ... women's fiction through wit, good humor, sharp insight into human nature and addictive storytelling.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About the Author

Liane Moriarty is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Truly Madly Guilty, Big Little Lies, The Husband's Secret, The Hypnotist's Love Story, and What Alice Forgot. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley Books; 1st edition (29 July 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399167064
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399167065
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.93 x 3.76 x 23.55 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 170,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 208 in Women's Fiction About Mothers & Children
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Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of eight internationally best-selling novels: Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist’s Love Story, Nine Perfect Strangers and the number one New York Times bestsellers: The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and sold more than 20 million copies.

Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty both debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - the first time this was ever achieved by an Australian author. Big Little Lies was adapted into a multiple award-winning HBO series with a star-studded cast including Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Hulu is adapting Nine Perfect Strangers into a limited series starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy for release in 2021.

Her new novel, Apples Never Fall, will be released in September 2021.

Liane lives in Sydney, Australia, together with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more at www.lianemoriarty.com and www.facebook.com/LianeMoriartyAuthor

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Never believe everything you hear

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2021

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Any parent of a kindergarten child starting off in school is going to be able to relate to this more than those that have not had the experience. So much goes on between the parents as they are forced to get to know each other on an almost daily basis, if even for just a few minutes while they drop off or pick up their little ones from school. Small things happen and it is never a good idea to forget what happens to snow balls, as they roll they get bigger and bigger; so do small happenings involving parents when they witness a small insignificant event at the beginning of term on the first day of the school years ahead of them.

It may seem the conversations, the friendships, the talks and emotions are just surface stuff that mums and dads use to overcome these fleeting meetings, but as time goes on and friendships and dislikes begin to grow. The innuendos, hidden as they are meant to be, begin to build and slowly irrevocably a pattern develops that, in the final days of the school year burst into unbelievable drama.

Liana Moriarty brings this to life with the stories of the parents attending to the school. The petty reactions that are, secretly, backed by what goes on privately within the home. Everyone has secrets and when all the wrong secrets comes together then life becomes inflammable and big things happen. In this case death.

We start the story only knowing there was a death, but not who or why or how until the end. We witness the build up and find ourselves thinking “No, that won’t be what caused the death”. Just how innocent can we be? When it comes to human emotions we remain innocent until something big happens and death is so often the eye opener. No one is ever quite the same after death.

Moriarty writes brilliantly and what seems to be a mundane incident begins to take on a furtive nature, that grows and grows becoming clearer and deeper as the end nears. Anyone who has ever been a parent will know so well just how much it is the little things that should never be overlooked, especially around new kindergarten parents who didn’t know each other when term began.

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Another Moriarty gem!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 July 2016

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(This review was originally published August 25, 2014 on my husbands Amazon account)
This has everything I love in a book! Real characters, great plot, humour, suspense and fabulous writing.
Although you know right from the opening paragraphs that something dreadful has happened in Pirriwee, Australia this compelling story in true Liane Moriarty fashion keeps you guessing. Tragic yet hilarious, so much more than a murder mystery this novel kept me reading well into the night. The protagonists Jane, Maddie and Celeste are all mothers of children at Pirriwee Public School, all very different but drawn together by events at school. Jane is the single parent, new to the area, while Celeste is the happily married one, wealthy and beautiful, the envy of all the other Mums and Maddie is the lively one, having problems with her teenage daughter from a previous marriage. In Big Little Lies, the little lies we tell ourselves and others -- sometimes to disguise the big ones -- blow up into murder and mayhem at the P&C Trivia Night. Though we know someone has died from the beginning of the novel, we don't find out who it is till the end, as we go back through the histories of the participants to uncover the nagging jealousies and seething problems that led to the fatal moment. The scene is set, disaster has struck, but to find out exactly what the author takes us back to the start of the school year to tell us the whole story. The characters and their relationships are all very realistic and sadly totally believable. I say sadly as these are everyday situations that you are going to Recognise as they feel very real. Nobody's life is quite as it seems and as we are taken behind the scenes of the characters relationships with their partners and families you are pulled into the complicated web of deceit.
Another Moriarty gem - entertaining and compelling read, which gains pace as the dreadful facts emerge.

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School bullying

Reviewed in Australia on 10 October 2018

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The reason for reading this book attracted me because Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman starred in a movie version and I love the acting qualities of both women. I did enjoy the way the plot unfolded and the reader was kept in the dark almost to the end as to who died. I agree that the right person died. Moriarty adeptly described the immaturity of the mothers of the children in not nipping the bullying in the bud, especially in such young children. She also efficiently described the hidden lies behind domestic violence. However, some of her descriptions were trite such as describing one married couple as "loved up". I cringe at that phrase even though the phrase was part of the lie. Another example was her over-emphasis in describing the way the rich and powerful flaunted their money, such as one character hiring his Elvis outfit for the trivia night from overseas at an exorbitant price and insisting that his wife wear a necklace to the event, again purchased from overseas, which would have cost an average family one year's groceries. Overall the book was well written.

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Great Australian story.

Reviewed in Australia on 24 December 2015

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This is one of several books I have read by Liane Moriarty. Big little lies is written in a similar style to her other books, in the second person with the leading lady characters taking turns relating events from their own point of view. The men characters also come alive. While the main theme is domestic violence there are several others weaving their way through the plot. While the tale is set in Australia, anyone could relate to the modern way of life experiences described here. I found it easy to relate to the child rearing anecdotes. Although this is a serious topic there is loads of great Australian humour. This could easily be made into a movie.

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Oh Calamity, why did I bother

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2019

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This isn't my kind of book really, I read it because it was recommended by Amazon and it looked like an easy read which I needed at the the time and indeed it turned out to be. It starts off okay, set in the context of a school gate drama, anyone who has done schools pick up will recognise the 'blonde bob' professional busy-body mums that form the back drop of the tale. The main plot is a sort of double whodunit, not only do we not know how did the murder but we also don't know who gets killed - all is revealed as the plot unfolds - so far so good.

There is some clever structure to the mystery but as it progresses it becomes absolutely clear this is a major sickly sweet 'feel good' tale with a super happy ending (apart from the one body). All the little sub plots start to tie up soooo perfectly you know the dead person is going to be the one character who most deserves it - so the only tension is who kills the bastard. Credit where due the whodunit twist is quite good but by the time it came I was choking on sweet sick from all the other niceness.

There are some dialogue issues as well, for example the main characters keep saying 'Oh calamity' which would be okay if the calamity were a minor issue like a stubbed toe but when the subject is sexual or domestic violence it doesn't fit.

I understand feel good tales have happy endings but this is all too neat to be credible. As a final point within this fairly woeful book the issue of domestic violence is dealt with quite well - it's a shame there are some good ideas here, a good context but the delivery is lacking and 'feel good' factor is way too over sugared.

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Sarah-Lou

Witty, sometimes dark and brilliantly observed characters.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2018

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Witty and, in places, dark, this book follows three kindergarten mums, Jane, Madeline and Celeste in the lead-up to the school trivia night, where a murder takes place. We are not told until the end of the book who is murdered and it leaves the reader guessing throughout, as each of the main characters has a reason to kill a person. You don't have to be a kindergarten mum, or a school mum to appreciate the brilliance of this book. The story is fast paced and the characters well observed and believable. I am sure most people will have experienced a Celeste, Jane, or Madeline in their lives- ridiculously beautiful mother of twins, who has it all, a plain and timid single parent and a slightly, dizzy, hotheaded twice married mother of three, respectively. Together they face issues of domestic violence, bullying, juggling children from a first and second marriage, teenage rebellion and jealously. The gossip and one upmanship at the kindergarten gates is hilarious. Scenes are interspersed with comments from other parents who have thoughts about the murder as they are investigated by the police. Great fun to read and a shame it had to end.

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Linda

A gripping and amusing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2018

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Wow! I couldn’t put this book down. Behind the petty and amusing squabbles between the parents at a kindergarten lurk several dark and gripping stories told in a thoroughly believable way. Lianne Moriarty has a knack of capturing the little details of people’s lives, character, habits and mannerisms and retelling them in a way which amuses the reader and makes us feel as though we really know these characters....... or at least, somebody like some of them in our own lives. I will not go into details as this will spoil the complicated and unexpected twists and turns in this book and would give too much away. I pride myself in being able to see what’s coming in most books I read but this was so cleverly put together that the ending was completely unexpected. Suffice it to say that at some points in the book I was laughing out loud at some of the scenes and her clever depictions, whilst at others I gasped at some potentially horrifying scenarios. This was the first book I have read from this author and I shall certainly read many more.

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RK

Loved It!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2017

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I absolutely loved this book. I have never read anything by this author before, but will certainly be reading others. What a page turner! I loved how the stories of three lives unfolded in front of you but that the "main" story line was kept secret until the end of the book. Ioved the twist and did not see it coming. It's a must read for me and now I can't wait to watch the TV series. Enjoy!!

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Ms. N. J.

Great read but never felt like I got started

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2019

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This was a great read... And with books like this one the author does a great job at hooking you with mysteries you want to get to the bottom of. But I only give it 4*s because I never really felt like I got started. You know when you start a new book and someone asks if you're reading anything at the moment and you say "I've just started..." Whereas when you feel like you're in the thick of a book you'd say "oh I'm in the middle of...". Subtle difference but it's the first time I've read a book and constantly felt like I'd just started it... Until I'd finished it!! I think it was the style it was done in... Flicking back and forth between the "trivia night" (the books climax) and narrating the leadup to it. Alongside character's opinions as we went along (you'll understand when
you read it). The experience is weirdly akin to when you go to a hotel. When you first get to a hotel room you get to know your way around, find the slippers, the safe... Then once you change into your swimsuit, go for a swim and have a nice shower you feel like you've properly moved in... This book felt like the "just arrived" feeling of getting to a hotel room and never felt like I'd properly moved in... Until it was time to check out and you'd wonder where the time went! I wonder if anyone felt the same!!

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