Publish Date: July 29, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 460
ISBN: 978 0399167065
A murder…a tragic
accident…or just parents behaving badly?
What’s
indisputable is that someone is dead.
But who did what?
Big Little Lies
follows three women, each at a crossroads: Madeline is a force to be reckoned
with. She’s funny and biting,
passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have
moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten
class as Madeline’s youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage
daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This.
Possible?).
Celeste is the
kind beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times,
who wouldn't be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now the boys are starting school, Celeste and
her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent
body. But royalty often comes at a price,
and Celeste is grapping with how much more she is willing to pay. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that
another mother mistakes her for the nanny.
Jane is sad beyond her years and harbours secret doubts about her
son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane
under their wing, none of them realize how the arrival of Jane and her
inscrutable little boy will affect them all.
Big Little Lies is
a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters,
schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous lies we tell ourselves just to survive.
My Thoughts
This was such a well crafted story of parents behaving badly on the school yard. It was witty and humourous and the "who done it" kept me guessing up until the end. I do have to say the the adult playground gossip was a bit juvenile and sometimes it irritated me and then sometimes I would laugh out loud. I loved the suspense build up and the police questioning snippets at at the end of each chapter - added some nice humour.
The only reason I held back and couldn't give it 5 stars is because the "murder" wasn't as grand as I would have hoped. The author did such a great job building and building up the ending and then it just fell a bit flat to me. I was hoping for a juicier murder - If that makes sense. Other than that I loved it and was very entertained.
This was my first novel by Moriarty, and can't wait to read more!
The reviews made here are my personal opinion. I’m not being paid to review any of these books. I am by no means a professional book reviewer or editor. I do this for the love of books.
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