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DISCOVER THE GRIPPING NO. 1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING HBO SENSATION STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN & MERYL STREEP
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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?
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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

Liane Moriarty’s books have sold over 2 million physical copies in the UK, Nielsen Book Scan, June 2024

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This addictive new thriller from bestselling author Liane Moriarty weaves three stories together to a shocking and unpredictable climax * Take A Break Magazine * A compelling summer read not to be missed * OK Magazine * Another riveting thriller. Tackling difficult subjects with intelligence and humanity * Hello Magazine * A twisted thriller * Now Magazine * Take this page-turner on holiday with you - you won't be able to put it down! * Closer Magazine * This fantastically written story, with its little clues casually dropped in along the way, will keep you guessing until the very end ... Another compelling, funny and thought-provoking winner from Liane Moriarty. Do whatever you can to get your hands on a copy - it's brilliant * Heat Magazine * Here at Company HQ we're all obsessed with Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. This juicy seaside-town murder mystery will be one of the biggest books this autumn * Company Magazine * A brilliantly plotted story with characters to care for who kept me reading, utterly gripped * Woman and Home Magazine * Moriarty is happy to thread a thin line between mummy lit and fluffy thriller. It's easy to get stuck into this book, thanks to neat plotting that keeps you guessing. Just dive right in because this book slips down as easily as a strawberry souffle * Irish Independent * It all reads terrifyingly real, with the viciousness of the women at the school gates and the hell they can make each others' lives. It's a fine book * The Sunday Sport * It's not often that a book about murder mingled with domestic and sexual violence has you howling with laughter, but Moriarty pulls it off here ... Her ironic turn of phrases infuses even poignant moments with humour. Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart * The Sunday Mirror * The author of last year's bestseller, The Husband's Secret, is back with another sure-fire hit. Unputdownable * The Sun on Sunday * A fantastically nimble writer, so sure-footed that the book leaps between dark and light seamlessly * Entertainment Weekly * Tolls a warning bell about the big little lies we tell to survive * Washington Post * 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 * Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart * Sunday Mirror * Staggeringly brilliant . . . literally unputdownable -- Sophie Hannah Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. A tense page-turning story . . . a great read * Mail on Sunday * It's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms -- Stephen King A nuanced psychological study of the elements of motherly and matrimonial behaviour * The Sunday Times * Brilliant, stand-out, superbly clever. Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly * Sunday Express * 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 * Every single one of her books is a great read * E! Online *