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Truly Madly Guilty Kindle Edition

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IF ONLY THEY'D SAID NO...

Clementine is haunted by regret. It was just a barbeque. They didn't even know their hosts that well, they were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no.

But she and her husband Sam said yes, and now they can never change what they did and didn't do that Sunday afternoon.

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One playful dog. It's an ordinary weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?

Marriage, sex, parenthood and friendship: Liane Moriarty takes these elements of our lives and shows us how guilt can expose the fault lines in any relationship, and it is not until we appreciate the fragility of life that we can truly value what we have.

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20 July 2016

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“A fantastically nimble writer” Author: Entertainment Weekly --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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Once again Liane Moriarty uses her unique, razor-sharp observational skills to sift through the emerging fault lines of seemingly happy families. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

About the Author

The eldest of six children, Liane Moriarty is an advertising copywriter turned author. She lives in Sydney with her husband and son.

Caroline Lee is a gifted actress and narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a number of bestselling titles for Bolinda audio, including Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty, and The Shifting Fog and The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse and Red Stitch. She has received Green Room Awards for Best Actress – Independent Theatre for her roles in Alias Grace and Ordinary Misery, and three AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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“A fantastically nimble writer” (Entertainment Weekly) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Liane Moriarty is the author of seven bestselling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been read by more than ten million people worldwide, including one million in Australia. The Husband's Secret was a number one New York Times bestseller. It has been translated into more than thirty-five languages and film rights have been acquired by CBS Films. Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list in their first week of publication - the first time this has been achieved by an Australian author. They were also number one bestsellers in Australia and Big Little Lies has been adapted into an Emmy award winning HBO series, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have both also optioned the film rights to Truly Madly Guilty. Liane Moriarty is also the author of the Nicola Berry series for children. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more about Liane's books at her website www.lianemoriarty.com --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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The Number 1 hit from 2016 now available in B format. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Author

Liane Moriarty is the author of seven bestselling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been read by more than ten million people worldwide, including one million in Australia. The Husband's Secret was a number one New York Times bestseller. It has been translated into more than thirty-five languages and film rights have been acquired by CBS Films. Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list in their first week of publication - the first time this has been achieved by an Australian author. They were also number one bestsellers in Australia and Big Little Lies has been adapted into an Emmy award winning HBO series, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have both also optioned the film rights to Truly Madly Guilty. Liane Moriarty is also the author of the Nicola Berry series for children. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more about Liane's books at her website www.lianemoriarty.com --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Back Cover

'This is a story which begins with a barbecue . . .'

By the end of it a lifelong friendship will be in tatters, a marriage on the rocks and an innocent bystander dead.

In just one evening six lives will change for ever . . .
'Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it' Good Housekeeping
'A riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets' Woman & Home
'If you liked The Husband's Secret, or Big Little Lies, you will love Truly Madly Guilty. Filled with so many twists and turns. Keeps you guessing until the very end. Perfect summer read' Reese Witherspoon
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01D15K03C

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan Australia (20 July 2016)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

File size ‏ : ‎ 1232 KB

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Print length ‏ : ‎ 507 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 1,082 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)

94 in Family Life Fiction (Books)

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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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Geraldine
Bit of a trudge
Reviewed in Australia on 9 August 2020
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This was a book club choice by a fellow member so I had to read it. It was just ok. Took me ages to get through it as I wasn't really invested in it. I found the constant teasing about the "thing" that happened at the bbq quite irritating and thought - this better be bloody good - no spoilers here but yes what happened met the requirement. However, I felt the characters were just a tad too 2 dimensional and some downright predictable. But, this is a Liane Moriarty story and ticked the boxes for this kind of novel. Definitely not her best offering but solid enough
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Sasha
Liane is the master of observation and prose of the everyday
Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2017
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Loved this instalment from Liane. She takes everyday situations and presents them in such a beautiful way that you can't help but become addicted and hungry for the next chapter. Relationships are her speciality. Reading her work I am always surprised that she articulates with such clarity what is in my mind and heart. This story is of a typical situation most of us can picture and may have been in. It leads to a simple accident that creates such drama. The couples and their secrets and personal frailties are all too real. It is a fantastic read and highly recommended.
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rucha lele
I think this was a nice book, but not a great book
Reviewed in Australia on 31 August 2016
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Overall, I think this was a nice book, but not a great book. I did quite appreciate that the event itself was not portrayed as hugely dramatic (though it was traumatic), but still had such significant impacts on the lives of the characters. Also, the way development of a child is shown as the character of an adult is really impressive. However, I think the backstories for the characters were a bit polarised, particularly compared to the authors other books so I found it a bit difficult to relate to the characters in this book. Further, I don't think one of the characters was explored enough to explain his background (Vid), especially considering that he was one of the main characters. I also felt as though there were a few too many monologues, which made the middle a bit dry and had me flicking through a couple of pages to move the story along.
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Siobhan
Disappointing
Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2016
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I am sorry to disagree with other reviews. This book is a disappointment. It is difficult to read. It is, actually, a chore to read. The story lacks pace; it drags. This is my second attempt to read one of Moriarty's books; the first (The husband's secret) was so dull, I gave up after ten pages or so. I found the style annoying.
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Edenview
‘Un-put-down-able’!
Reviewed in Australia on 26 September 2019
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As usual, Liane Moriarty kept me captivated all throughout this book. I just couldn’t stop reading. Her ability to articulate the various personalities with their specific idiosyncrasies and ways the characters processed their world is truly genius - as usual.
I love reading about her characters living in the city I grew up in too... very refreshing from the all too common americanised world.
This is the last book I’ve read of Liane’s and I can’t wait until she writes another.
Do yourself a favour and grab a cuppa, put your feet up and enjoy.
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Margaret Taylor
Truly, Madly, Guilty
Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2018
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First Liane Moriarty Book I’ve read, but I will be reading more.
Found the relationships in the book very interesting, forced friendships, struggling marriages, failed action, or inaction.
However, events lead to awakenings that have great promise for the future,
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DebB
struggled to get started
Reviewed in Australia on 18 September 2016
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This was my first Liane Moriarty, the reviews were impressive, But. I really struggled to get into it, dare i say i took 3 attempts to get past the first chapter, it picked up by half way and was enjoyable by the end. I rated about a 7 across our book club, but we all agreed, it wasn't one of our favs.
My suggestion - be wide awake to tackle the first chapter, but stick with it.
that said I will go back and read some of her earlier works.
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Leika
This circumstances can happen to anybody in any setting at any time. Humans are not perfect .
Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2019
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As in previous books ,it took some time to get into the issues surrounding the life’s of “normal couples” across the road .
The complexity of events and hidden background information is astonishing .Very well written ,researched,and delivered wth insight and Humor.A very enjoyable read with food for thought .
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*SPOILER ALERT* Not one of Moriarty's finest
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2019
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I'm a big fan of Moriarty's ever since I read Big Little Lies. I had high hopes for this one, but I'm afraid it just didnt do it for me. For one thing, there really is no story; its just about a bbq that ends in an accident. That's pretty much it. So, to fill up several hundred pages, the author came up with the not-so-novel trick of forcing the reader to get to know
every.
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character.
in the whole book. Pages upon pages of detail about the ins and outs of each character, no matter how relevant or not they are to the story. Some of the characters are downright insipid, but we still have to know them like the back of our hands, whether we like it or not. Because otherwise this would be a short story, not a novel.
Secondly, the author uses a really annoying and infuriating writer's technique: time travel. She keeps switching between present and bbq day. Back n forth, back n forth, like a tennis ball. As soon as you get a handle on the present, she takes you back in time to a snippet of bbq day. By the time that chapter has finished, you've forgotten the details of the present in the previous chapter. This happens so much that, not only do you have an almighty headache because of all the toing and froing, but halfway through the book you've lost interest in both the present and the bbq day. This format is pointless here, adding nothing to the book at all.
Normally, I read a book cover to cover in one or two sittings. If its a good book, I find it almost impossible to put it down. But this book dragged so much that it took me two weeks to get to the bitter end. More than just bitter, the end was flat and disappointing.
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AnitaAmazon
Liane Moriarty is SOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2017
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This author is an absolute extraordinary genius! I just adore all her books, I've read every single one of them and never been disappointed! She creates such fantastic stories, and characters, her books just draw me right in and I could just read them in one sitting, if I didn't have other things to do... I just can't find the words to express how great this book is, please keep writing Liane, I can't wait to read your future books!! I'm always sad when I finish a Liane Moriarty book, for I can't find another author as engaging and original, as she is. I keep thinking about the book I read and the characters, long after I finished the book!
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Jazzberry
A strong premise let down by contrived suspense
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2017
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I should start by saying I am a big fan of Liane Moriarty. Big Little Lies and The Husband's Secret were amongst the best books I read last year. While the premise - and ending - of this book is fascinating, where it began to irritate was with too much of the 'drip, drip, of information regarding the event at the end. While it is an effective device for building suspense, the blatant dangling of information but not actually telling you anything in this book seemed too contrived at points and actually served only to put me off it. I'm glad I kept going with it as the ending is incredibly strong, and also heartbreaking to read as the parent of two young children.
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Lucy Ellis
A fantastic book - thoroughly recommended!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2017
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I wish I hadn't read the reviews for this book before I actually read it. This is a very typical Liane Moriarty book: all of them have a major event that is gradually revealed as the book progresses (what was the husband's secret? Why was the anniversary a big deal? What was the big little lie? What did Alice actually forget? What were the three wishes... and so on) and this is no different. Why were so many people who read this book fixated about the barbecue? There's so much more to this book than that: the gradual unwinding of the complex, diverse characters; the snippets of their lives that build up their stories; key events... and yes, the actual events of the barbecue (but, in some ways, although the major event of the book - and I'm not giving anything away by saying that - actually a minor part of the story). I enjoyed this book tremendously and I very much recommend it. I found it well written, I enjoyed the way that the story unfolds - in the same way that I had in other books by this author. I'm not usually great at writing reviews, but I felt compelled to in this case, because I felt that many of the other reviews were really quite unfair. I hope this review helps those that are undecided due to the number of poorer reviews to actually give it a go.
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A. Neild
I read this in a day!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2019
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I wasn't expecting this to be as good as Little Lies or The Husband's Secret, both of which I really enjoyed, but I actually liked this even more. I powered through it in a Sunday as I was compelled to find out what THE HELL (!) happened at the infamous barbeque and how the characters came through it all. The suspense went on for just long enough not to be tiresome and I didn't feel the ending was predictable. It was the characterisation that really kept me hooked - none of the characters was an obvious hero/ heroine who we were meant to root for. Everyone was flawed, complex, and behaved like people do - irresponsibly, irrationally and often not very nicely! But I still cared about them. The dysfunctional families/ parents strand of the story struck a personal chord with me as the child of an alcoholic and I thought the author handled it very sensitively and with authenticity. I laughed, I cried, and I felt I wanted to write a review... got to be 5 stars!
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