![]() ![]() ![]() Sure, clues can be found in each chapter, but whole pages can feel superfluous. Their afternoon tea is turned into a backyard barbecue when Erika's next door neighbor Vid invites both couples and Clementine's kids over to spend the day with his wife and young daughter.Īfter the barbecue, though, everyone wishes the get-together had never occurred - Vid's daughter explains it best to the adults: "You feel regret." But why? Moriarity makes the reader work for the big reveal. One afternoon, Erika and her husband, Oliver, invite Clementine and her husband, Sam, over to their house. Another seemingly innocent setting - this time, a barbecue instead of a kindergarten - becomes the dramatic epicenter.Ĭlementine and Erika grew up together, as close as sisters. In her latest book, Truly Madly Guilty, Moriarty attempts to re-create the magic by repeating storytelling techniques from Lies. Each chapter is a hint each character shares a sliver of the whole story. The you- have -to-read-this mentality made Moriarty a best-selling author and a household name. ![]() That shattered lollipop cover could be seen peeking out of beach bags and laying dogeared on coffee tables as it got passed from friend to friend to friend. Summer of 2014, Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies was one of the biggest reads of the season. ![]()
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