Big Little Lies
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425274861 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Best Book of the Month, July 2014: What is it about Liane Moriarty’s books that makes them so irresistible? They’re just classic “domestic” novels about marriage, motherhood, and modern upper-middle-class family life, after all. The third is a withdrawn, single mother who doesn’t quite fit in. Right from the start--thanks to a modern “Greek chorus” that narrates the action--we know that someone is going to end up dead. And despite the fact that Big Little Lies is Moriarty’s sixth adult novel (and it comes decades after the grandmother of this kind of thing, Bridget Jones’ Diary), it is remarkably new and fresh and winning Set in an Australian suburb, Big Little Lies focus
She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children. . 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
While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. This. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Is. The #1 New York Times bestseller that Entertainment Weekly called “a surefire hit.”NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, LAURA DERN, ADAM SCOTT, AND ZOË KRAVITZ FROM THE DIRECTOR OF WILD AND DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, JEAN-MARC VALLÉE, AND WRITER DAVID E. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest (how is this possible?). But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads:Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. She’s funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Possible?).Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare.
Compelling on the screen or the page I've been watching the HBO series and thoroughly enjoying it. So when a friend mentioned that it was adapted from a book by an Australian author (and the setting changed from a ritzy Sydney North Shore suburb to Monterey) I couldn't resist buying it.WARNING: if you're watching the series and don't want the end spoilered, don't buy the book. The series has followed along pretty faithfully so far, with one or two smallish changes (the the. sw said I loved this book!. I rarely write reviews, but I have to for this book. It is just too good. It is not a mystery. You know someone dies. It is not a crime novel. It is a novel about women and people. There are three main characters, all mothers with kindergarten children in the same school. They are all so different, but so vividly portrayed in all their goodness and their flaws. You wish you knew them. The scene where the death actually occurs is so wond. Enjoyable! Enjoyable! S. J. Cooper 4.5 stars! I haven't been this shocked by a book in a really, REALLY, long time. When one of the biggest secrets of the story is revealed towards the end of the book, my jaw just dropped to the floor. I LOVE it when I book can catch me off guard like that!I decided to give Little Big Lies a go because of how popular it is. So popular that HBO turned it into a miniseries. Once I read it, I was not at all surprised as to why!I really enjo. .5 stars! I haven't been this shocked by a book in a really, REALLY, long time. When one of the biggest secrets of the story is revealed towards the end of the book, my jaw just dropped to the floor. I LOVE it when I book can catch me off guard like that!I decided to give Little Big Lies a go because of how popular it is. So popular that HBO turned it into a miniseries. Once I read it, I was not at all surprised as to why!I really enjo