Big Little Lies
The gripping book behind the award-winning TV series from the multi-million copy selling author
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4.5 • 587 Ratings
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Publisher Description
DISCOVER THE GRIPPING NO. 1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING HBO SENSATION STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN & MERYL STREEP
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Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives.
Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all, until they find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control . . .
Single mum Jane has just moved to town. She's got her little boy in tow - plus a secret she's been carrying for five years.
On the first day of the school run she meets Madeline - a force to be reckoned with, who remembers everything and forgives no one - and Celeste, the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but is inexplicably ill at ease.
They both take Jane under their wing - while careful to keep their own secrets under wraps.
But a minor incident involving the children of all three women rapidly escalates: playground whispers become spiteful rumours until no one can tell the truth from the lies . . .
It was always going to end in tears, but how did it end in murder?
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'Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. A tense, page-turning story . . . a great read' Mail on Sunday
'Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart' Sunday Mirror
'A hell of a good book. Funny and scary' Stephen King
'Brilliant, standout, superbly clever. Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The author of The Husband’s Secret does it again, delivering another irresistible page-turner. A school trivia night ends in bloodshed, and Liane Moriarty has great fun pulling readers into the parental drama that led up to the shocking incident. The author depicts her three main characters—gutsy Madeline, willowy Celeste and anxious single mother Jane—with gusto and wit and she keeps you guessing about the secrets they’re hiding. A fresh and clever variation on the whodunit, Little Lies compassionately deals with hot-button topics like helicopter parenting and domestic violence.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An idyllic Australian seaside town is the setting for this frank and revealing story of domestic abuse, bullying, and infidelity centering on the lives of three wonderful women, acquainted through their young children. Reader Lee aptly portrays Madeline as the voice of reason amid schoolyard gossipers and rumormongers. Voiced as straight-talking, feisty, and loud, Madeline is struggling with her other daughter, a defiant teenager, a derelict ex-husband, and his new bohemian wife. Beautiful, distracted Celeste and her hedge fund husband have material riches, adorable twin boys, and a vile, toxic marriage. Celeste's quiet, hesitant voice conveys the weight of her "secret shame." Single mother Jane's youth and vulnerability are palpable: "All around her was rich, vibrant color; she was the only colorless thing." Controlling, alpha moms "blond bobs" provide comic relief to this cautionary tale of parents behaving badly. Lee's lovely Australian accent is delightfully expressive; she skillfully balances a range of voices, thoughts, temperaments, and colloquialisms ("G'day, mate") as characters wrestle with secrets, lies, power, violence, trust, and truth. A Putnam hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Riveting
Fantastic book. Keeps you guessing till the end. Couldn’t put it down
Excellent
Very very good. From start to finish I loved this story.
Great book
Fantastic read! Really engaged with the characters