Liane Moriarty

Vid en första anblick framstår den prydliga villaförorten Pirriwee som en välmående och sömnig idyll. Men under ytan kokar det. Madeline och Celeste är grannar och bästa vänner. De har barn i samma förskoleklass och tar alla tillfällen de får att prata om livet på favoritcaféet. Madeline har händerna fulla med sin tonårsdotter, som plötsligt tycks föredra sin pappa och yogafrälsta styvmamma framför henne (hur är det möjligt??). Men hon kan inte låta bli att samtidigt kasta sig in i intrigerandet mellan olika fraktioner av föräldrar på skolan. Förortens okrönta skönhetsdrottning Celeste backar förstås upp Madeline, men har verkat mer virrig än vanligt på sistone – kanske inte så konstigt med två helvilda tvillingpojkar där hemma och en man som ständigt är på resande fot. Eller finns det något som Celeste inte berättar? När den unga ensamma mamman Jane flyttar in i området möts hon av kyliga blickar från de andra förskolemammorna och blir misstagen för att vara femårige Ziggys barnflicka. Madeline och Celeste tar dock Jane under sina vingar, och står på hennes sida när stämningen blir allt mer hätsk efter att Ziggy blivit anklagad för mobbning. Temperaturen på skolgårdar och villagator skruvas upp för att nå sin våldsamma kulmen under skolans årliga föräldrakväll …Stora små lögner är en roman om vänner, mammor, döttrar, nya fruar och före detta män – full av igenkänning, värme och humor. Men det är också en roman som inte väjer för det mörka i livet, för gråzonerna vi accepterar och de farliga lögnerna vi intalar oss själva.

Six responsible adults, two best friends - and one day that changes everything. By the end of it a lifelong friendship will be in tatters, a marriage on the rocks and an innocent bystander dead. In just one evening six lives will change for ever . . . If you aren't already a Moriarty addict, you will be after this utterly obsessive read.

En varm og sprudlende historie om søskenkjærlighet og vennskap. I denne absurde og morsomme romanen til Liane Moriarty følger vi Kettle-trillingene gjennom deres 33. leveår, et år preget av søskensjalusi, drama og hvor frustrerende det kan være å alltid være del av en trio. Lyn er den suksessfulle karrierekvinnen, fanget i en hverdag hvor alt er nøye planlagt og satt inn i to do-lister. Cat, som prøver å få barn, har nettopp oppdaget en grufull hemmelighet om ekteskapet sitt og befinner seg i en helt ny tilværelse. Bohemen Gemma, som vanligvis avslutter et forhold når det har gått 6 måneder, og som ikke har et eget sted å bo, er muligens endelig klar for den virkelige kjærligheten? Absolutt alt går feil den kvelden de skal feire 33 årsdagen på en fancy sjømatsrestaurant. Hemmeligheter avsløres, og middagen som skulle være en hyggelig feiring ender med en høylytt krangel og en tur på akuttmottaket!

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING NO. 1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING HBO SENSATION STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN & MERYL STREEP____________Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives. Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all, until they find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control . . . 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 of 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?_____________'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

El libro que ha inspirado una adaptaci n pr ximamente en cines, dirigido por Blake Lively. Hay verdades que no deber as descubrir nunca. Todo comienza con una carta que no deber a haber encontrado: Querida Cecilia: Si est s leyendo esto, entonces habr muerto... Qu har as t ? Imagina que tu marido te hubiera escrito una carta para que la abrieras despu s de su muerte. Imagina tambi n que la carta contuviera su secreto m s oscuro y mejor guardado, capaz de destruir vuestra vida juntos y tambi n vidas ajenas. Imagina, entonces, que encontraras la carta mientras tu marido todav a estuviera en plenitud de facultades... Cecilia Fitzpatrick lo tiene todo: lleva un negocio boyante, es un basti n de su peque a comunidad y una esposa y madre abnegada. Su vida est tan ordenada e inmaculada como su hogar. Pero esa carta est a punto de echarlo todo por tierra, y no solo para ella: Rachel y Tess, queapenas la conocen ni se conocen entre s , tambi n van a sufrir las devastadoras repercusiones del secreto de su marido. Liane Moriarty ha escrito una apasionante novela que nos dar mucho que pensar sobre hasta qu punto conocemos a nuestras parejas... y a nosotros mismos. La cr tica ha dicho... El secreto de mi marido es tan buena que no te podr s resistir a propagarlo. - USA Today Una lectura provocadora y adictiva. - Woman's World La historia est desarrollada con mucha inteligencia, con suspense, y est tan bien escrita que te sumerge en la lectura desde la primera p gina. - Sunday Mirror Un libro que quieres devorar y que, a la vez, en ocasiones te hace tener que detenerte para poder pensar y absorberlo. - Publishers Weekly Hay humor, suspense, un grupo muy interesante de mujeres cuyos dilemas se cruzan con los de Cecilia, y muchas ideas para seguir haci ndote pensar y evitar esasensaci n de vac o cuando lo acabas. - People Una idea muy inteligente... Un libro potente, emotivo y fascinante. - Star Magazine ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The book that has inspired the upcoming adapted film, directed by Blake Lively. Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret--something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . . Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all--she's an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia--or each other--but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband's secret. Acclaimed author Liane Moriarty has written a gripping, thought-provoking novel about how well it is really possible to know our spouses--and, ultimately, ourselves.

ET FORLATT BARN. TO SØSTRE MED EN HEMMELIGHET. ÉN SJANSE TIL Å SKRIVE OM FORTIDEN. Sophie Honeywell har gjort én gedigen tabbe i sitt liv. Hun slo opp med drømmemannen, sekunder før han skulle fri. Når hun innser at han likevel kanskje var den rette, er det for sent. Ett år senere er Thomas lykkelig gift, mens Sophie fortsatt er ufrivillig singel. Så blir Sophie og Thomas' liv igjen knyttet sammen da hun uventet arver et hus etter Thomas sin tante. 70 år har gått siden søstrene Connie og Rose finner en forlatt baby på øya der de bor, og tar den til seg som sin egen. Men så dør Connie, og Rose beginner å lure på om det de gjorde for alle disse årene siden, var det rette. Hele samfunnet er bygget på en løgn. Hvor lenge kan den skjules? Hvilke hemmeligheter er i ferd med å avsløres? LIANE MORIARTY HAR GJORT DET IGJEN: EN KOMBINASJON AV HUMOR, UIMOTSTÅELIGE KARAKTERER OG HERLIG DRIV. RESULTATET ER NOK EN GLITRENDE SIDEVENDER!

They say trouble always comes in threes. And for sisters Lyn, Cat and Gemma Kettle, the year they turn thirty-three is no exception. Through everything, the bonds of the sisters are strong enough to withstand whatever life throws at them. That is until the night of their thirty-fourth birthday dinner...

From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO(R) SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, LAURA DERN, ZO KRAVITZ, AND MERYL STREEP--AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON MAX(R) 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.

Hva om livet ga deg en sjanse til å velge på nytt? Alice er en 39 år gammel trebarnsmor som er på randen av skilsmisse. En dag hun går på trening, faller hun stygt. Da hun våkner, husker hun ingenting fra de ti siste årene av sitt liv. Hun tror hun er 29 år gammel, vilt forelsket i mannen sin Nick, og gravid med deres første barn. Overraskelsen blir stor da hun kommer hjem til sitt eget hus og oppdager at mannen Nick nærmest hater henne, at hun har tre barn som hun ikke kjenner og en søster som knapt snakker med henne. Om livet ga deg en mulighet til å se alt med friske øyne og velge på nytt, hva ville du gjort? En rørende, hjertevarm bok full av humor, ettertanke og sterke følelser.

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING NO. 1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING HBO SENSATION STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN & MERYL STREEP________Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives. Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all, until they find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control . . . 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 of 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?________'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 ExpressLiane Moriarty's books have sold over 2 million physical copies in the UK, Nielsen Book Scan, June 2024

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE--THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT At the heart of The Husband's Secret is a letter that's not meant to be read... My darling Cecilia, If you're reading this, then I've died... Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret--something with the potential to destroy not only the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. And then imagine that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive... Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all--she's an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. But that letter is about to change everything--and not just for her. There are other women who barely know Cecilia--or each other--but they, too, are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband's secret. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

From the author of the #1 "New York Times "bestseller, THE HUSBAND'S SECRET... SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" A "cheerfully engaging"* novel for anyone who's ever asked herself, "How did I get here?" Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice's surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over -- she's getting divorced, she has three kids, and she's actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it's possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she's become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it's possible to start over... *"Kirkus Reviews"

From the bestselling author of the award-winning HBO sensation BIG LITTLE LIES comes a captivating story of family, love, and the secrets that refuse to stay in the past . . . One abandoned baby. Two sisters with a secret. A last chance to rewrite the past. NOW ON BBC ONE AND iPLAYER______________70 years ago, the Munro family disappeared without a trace, leaving behind their newborn baby. When sisters Rose and Connie Doughty found her, they took her in and raised her as their own. Since then, the unsolved 'Munro Baby Mystery' has brought fame and fortune to their small island. But years later, after her sister's death and the arrival of newcomer Sophie Honeywell, Rose begins to wonder if she and Connie made the right decision all those years ago. How much longer can she cover up the lie that has sustained their community for generations? And what other secrets are hiding on the island?______________Praise for Liane Moriarty:'One of the few writers I'll drop anything for' Jojo Moyes'Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express'Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets' Woman & Home'So well written that it pulls you in from the first page' Reese Witherspoon

Min elskede Cecilia, hvis du leser dette betyr det at jeg er død... Cecilia Fitzpatrick er lykkelig gift med John-Paul, inntil hun finner et brev som ektemannen skrev for mange år siden. I brevet står det noe som vil forandre alt i livet hennes. Den kritikerroste forfatteren Liane Moriarty, har skrevet en glitrende, fascinerende og tankevekkende roman. Med kløkt og humor setter hun store spørsmålstegn ved hvor godt vi egentlig kjenner våre nærmeste - og ikke minst - hvor godt kjenner du egentlig deg selv? Noen hemmeligheter er så vonde at de burde gjemmes bort til evig tid.

From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO(R) SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, LAURA DERN, ZO KRAVITZ, AND MERYL STREEP--AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON MAX(R) 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.

The #1 "New York Times" Bestseller... "A novel that's perfect for vacation reading." --"People" "It's a knowing, touching, and entertaining page-turner. What a wonderful writer--smart, wise, funny." --Anne Lamott ""The Husband's Secret" is so good, you won't be able to keep it to yourself." --"USA Today" "Shocking, complex and thought-provoking, this is a story reading groups will devour. A knockout " --Emily Giffin, "New York Times" bestselling author""The Husband's Secret "is a smart, thoughtful read... a] lip-smacking and intelligently written novel." --"Entertainment Weekly" "For a provocative page-turner, read "The Husband's Secret" by Liane Moriarty." --"Woman's World" "Brilliant." --Sophia Hannah, international bestselling author of "The Wrong Mother "At the heart of "The Husband's Secret "is a letter that's not meant to be read My darling Cecilia, if you're reading this, then I've died. . . Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret--something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . . Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all--she's an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia--or each other--but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband's secret. Acclaimed author Liane Moriarty has written a gripping, thought-provoking novel about how well it is really possible to know our spouses--and, ultimately, ourselves.

Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husband's hand, it says: to be opened only in the event of my death. Curious, she opens it - and time stops. John-Paul's letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others.

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A "sharp and funny romantic tale."--O, the Oprah Magazine Ellen O'Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It's a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She's stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn't mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she's optimistic. He's attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk. Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick's ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that's kind of interesting. She's dating someone worth stalking. She's intrigued by the woman's motives. In fact, she'd even love to meet her. Ellen doesn't know it, but she already has.