Big Little Lies: The No.1 bestseller behind the award-winning TV series - Softcover

Moriarty, Liane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405916362 ISBN 13: 9781405916363

Publisher: Penguin, 2015

Synopsis

THE NO.1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING TV SENSATION

Get ready for the highly anticipated second series of Emmy & Golden Globe Winning Big Little Lies, starring Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon & Nicole Kidman, by reading the first book . . .
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Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives.

Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all . . . but do they? They are about to find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control.
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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 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

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Review:

Every single one of her books is a great read (E! Online)

An exceptional novel about murder and domestic and sexual violence that somehow defies expectation and remains upbeat. Twisty and unexpected, it's both comical and mysterious (Adele Parks, Big Issue)

Brilliant, stand-out, superbly clever. Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly (Sunday Express)

A nuanced psychological study of the elements of motherly and matrimonial behaviour (The Sunday Times)

It's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms (Stephen King)

Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. A tense page-turning story . . . a great read (Mail on Sunday)

Staggeringly brilliant . . . literally unputdownable (Sophie Hannah)

Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart (Sunday Mirror)

Absolutely brilliant, even better than The Husband's Secret. Loved it. Liane Moriarty has that rare Anne Tyler thing of being able to make fun of people while clearly having compassion for them. (Louise Candlish, Sunday Times bestselling author of SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU)

Tolls a warning bell about the big little lies we tell to survive (Washington Post)

Book Description:

Again and again, #1 New York Times bestselling Liane Moriarty has shown herself a master of writing insightful, funny, poignant, and thought-provoking page turners. With Little Lies she proves that she’s at the top of her game.

Liane Moriarty, million-copy-selling author of The Husband's Secret brings us another addictive story of secrets and scandal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1405916362
• ISBN 13: 9781405916363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496