Big Little Lies - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 460 pages

Published Feb. 6, 2017 by Berkley.

ISBN:: 978-0-399-58719-1

(1 review)

From the author of Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband s Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.

A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.

Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.

Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, …

From the author of Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband s Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.

A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.

Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.

Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal.

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KnitAFett reviewed Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

This absolutely smashed.

5 stars

This was a fantastic read. It took me a little bit to really be able to track the characters because of the multiple POVs, but that's standard for me.

The pacing was great, the timing between the POVs was great, the parts between chapters contributed to the tension. Not knowing from the get-go who it was that died added a crazy amount of suspense. Especially once the trivia night happens and you're hoping to all things holy that it's not one of the girls. chef's kiss

I adored all of the characters. Though Madeline was by far my favorite. I cared about what was going on in their lives and really wanted to see everything be resolved.

The insanity of the parents in their school hierarchy was fantastically done as well. I can't believe that I took this long to read it. I thought that it was going to be …

This was a fantastic read. It took me a little bit to really be able to track the characters because of the multiple POVs, but that's standard for me.

The pacing was great, the timing between the POVs was great, the parts between chapters contributed to the tension. Not knowing from the get-go who it was that died added a crazy amount of suspense. Especially once the trivia night happens and you're hoping to all things holy that it's not one of the girls. chef's kiss

I adored all of the characters. Though Madeline was by far my favorite. I cared about what was going on in their lives and really wanted to see everything be resolved.

The insanity of the parents in their school hierarchy was fantastically done as well. I can't believe that I took this long to read it. I thought that it was going to be a case of an over-hyped book, but this 1000% lived up to the hype and for me honestly exceeded it. Highly recommend.

Subjects

Fiction
Mystery
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Thriller