Liane Moriarity has written another page turner filled with
complexity and undulating undercurrents that crest and wreak havoc on what
appears to be a straight laced community filled with interdependent
members. Liana Moriarty has shown
herself a master of writing insightful, funny, poignant, and thought-provoking
page turners. With BIG LITTLE LIES she proves that she’s at the top of her
game. The complexity begins when a
single mother and her little boy age 5 become part of the close nit community
of Pirriwee. The little boy new comer is
accused of trying to choke another little girl who is strangely tightlipped and
reticent after the accusation of made.
Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Was it a murder, a tragic accident or just good parents gone bad? As the parents at Pirriwee Public are about to discover, sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal. As the reader moves through the back story of each of the characters it becomes evident that what appears to be truth is instead a landscape filled with big little lies.
BIG LITTLE LIES is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second
wives, mothers and daughters, school-yard scandal, and the dangerous little
lies we tell ourselves just to survive.
This is a most engaging read that will have current and new fans
eager to talk and share their thoughts…and truth; about what is real and what is
a lie.
Posted by Karen from Book Flap. Do pick this one up!
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