Big Little Lies

📖 The Scoop

The no. 1 New York Times bestseller ''''Irresistible... Moriarty's sly humor and razor-sharp insights will keep you turning the pages to find out.'''' People Magazine ''''No one marries funny and poignant quite like Liane. She is the mistress of the razor-sharp observation ... my favourite so far'''' Kate Morton ''''A novel that will turn you into a compulsive book-finisher ... Moriarty has produced another gripping, satirical hit.'''' Huffington Post The internationally bestselling author turns her unique gaze on the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves every day and what really goes on behind closed suburban doors. 'I guess it started with the mothers.' 'It was all just a terrible misunderstanding.' 'I'll tell you exactly why it happened.' Pirriwee Public's annual school Trivia Night has ended in a shocking riot. A parent is dead. Was it murder, a tragic accident... or something else entirely? Big Little Lies is a funny, heartbreaking, challenging story of ex-husbands and second wives, new friendships, old betrayals and and schoolyard politics. 'Let me be clear. This is not a circus. This is a murder investigation.' Winner of the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year ''''Liane Moriarty produces novels that are miracles of structure as well as human insight'''' Sydney Morning Herald ''''[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 ''''Ms. Moriarty's long-parched fans have something new to dig into....in ways that may give Big Little Lies even more staying power than The Husband's Secret.'''' The New York Times

Genre: Fiction / General (fancy, right?)