'Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. It was always going to end in tears, but how did it end in murder? 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. They both take Jane under their wing - while careful to keep their own secrets under wraps.īut 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. 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. She's got her little boy in tow - plus a secret she's been carrying for five years. 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. 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. Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives. The author gives life to a wide range of issues in this book aging, single parenting, infidelity, bullying, domestic abuse and being judgmental to name a few. 1 BESTSELLER BEHIND THE AWARD WINNING HBO SENSATION STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN & MERYL STREEP

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