Liane Moriarty

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Big Little Lies

#1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty is back with a novel that looks at marriage, sibling rivalry, and the lies we tell others and ourselves. Apples Never Fall is the work of a writer at the top of her game. The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . . If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaney family is a communal foundation. Stan and Joy are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killer on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are they so miserable? The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups. Well, that depends on how you define success. No one in the family can really tell you what Troy does, but based on his fancy car and expensive apartment, he seems to do it very well, even if he blew up his perfect marriage. Logan is happy with his routine as a community college professor, but his family finds it easier to communicate with his lovely girlfriend than him. Amy, the eldest, can’t seem to hold down a job or even a lease, but leave it to Brooke, the baby of the family, to be the rock-steady one who is married with a new solo physiotherapy practice . . . which will take off any day now. One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door. She says she chose their house because it looked the friendliest. And since Savannah is bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend, the Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, everyone will wonder what exactly went on in that household after Savannah entered their lives that night. Because now Joy is missing, no one knows where Savannah is, and the Delaneys are reexamining their parents’ marriage and their shared family history with fresh, frightened eyes.

Apples Never Fall

Discovering a tattered letter that says she is to open it only in the event of her husband's death, Cecelia, a successful family woman, is unable to resist reading the letter and discovers a secret that shatters her life and the lives of two other women. By the author of What Alice Forgot.

The Husband's Secret

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Soon to be a Hulu original series “If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers.” —Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out... Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can? It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question. Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.

Nine Perfect Strangers

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) 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...

What Alice Forgot

Here One Moment

** The number one bestseller Big Little Lies is now a HBO series starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Fassbender and Shailene Woodey ** 'Let me ask you a question. Would you like a series that has everything? Good. Because it is, emphatically, HERE' The Guardian Perfect family, perfect house, perfect life; Jane, Madeline and Celeste have it all . . . or do they? They are about to find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control. From the author of Truly Madly Guilty and The Husband's Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. Jane hasn't lived anywhere for longer than six months since her son was born five years ago. She keeps moving in an attempt to escape her past. Now the idyllic coastal town of Pirriwee has pulled her to its shores and Jane feels as if she finally belongs. She finds friends in the feisty Madeline and the incredibly beautiful Celeste, two women with seemingly perfect lives - and their own secrets. But at the start of a new term, an incident involving the children of all three women occurs in the playground, causing a rift between them and other parents. Minor at first but escalating fast, until the whispers and rumours become vicious and spiteful, and the truths blur into lies. It was always going to end in tears, but no one thought it would end in murder . . . 'Brilliant, stand-out, superbly clever. Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express 'Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. A tense page-turning story . . . a great read' Mail on Sunday 'Staggeringly brilliant . . . literally unputdownable' Sophie Hannah 'Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart' Sunday Mirror 'Tolls a warning bell about the big little lies we tell to survive' Washington Post 'A fantastically nimble writer, so sure-footed that the book leaps between dark and light seamlessly' Entertainment Weekly

Big Little Lies. TV Tie-In

Adalgisa Campos Da Silva

Todos sabem, mas ainda não se elegeram os culpados. Enquanto o misterioso incidente se desdobra nas páginas de "Pequenas grandes mentiras", acompanhamos a história de três mulheres, cada uma diante de sua encruzilhada particular. Madeline é forte e passional. Separada, precisa lidar com o fato de que o ex e a nova mulher, além de terem matriculado a filhinha no mesmo jardim de infância da caçula de Madeline, parecem estar conquistando sua filha mais velha. Celeste é dona de uma beleza estonteante. Com os filhos gêmeos entrando para a escola, ela e o marido bem-sucedido têm tudo para reinar entre os pais. Mas a realeza cobra seu preço, e ela não sabe se continua disposta a pagá-lo. Por fim, Jane, uma mãe solteira nova na cidade que guarda para si certas reservas com relação ao filho. Madeline e Celeste decidem fazer dela sua protegida, mas não têm ideia de como isso afetará a vida de todos. Reunindo na mesma cena ex-maridos e segundas esposas, mães e filhas, bullying e escândalos domésticos, o romance de Liane Moriarty explora com habilidade os perigos das meias verdades que todos contamos o tempo inteiro.

Pequenas Grandes Mentiras

From the bestselling author behind the addictive, EMMY and GOLDEN GLOBE-winning HBO sensation BIG LITTLE LIES comes a cocktail of family, friendship, and the fear of what could have been . . . 'Perfect summer read' REESE WITHERSPOON ______________ Six responsible adults. One day that changes everything. 'This is a story which begins with a barbecue in the suburbs . . .' In just one evening, 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. *APPLES NEVER FALL, the new novel from Liane Moriarty, is available for pre-order now* ______________ 'Filled with so many twists and turns. Keeps you guessing until the very end. Perfect summer read' Reese Witherspoon 'You must clear a reading slot for this novel . . . Truly Madly Guilty is as brilliantly accomplished as it is dark, twisty and compulsive. No wonder Reese Witherspoon is such a huge Moriarty fan' Heat 'Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it' Good Housekeeping 'A riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets' Woman & Home

From the bestselling author of Big Little Lies, now an award winning TV series

Truly Madly Guilty

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It.s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty turns her unique, razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families. Sam and Clementine have

From the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and new novel Apples Never Fall. TO BE ADAPTED INTO A TELEVISION SERIES STARRING HEATHER GRAHAM As a hypnotherapist, Ellen O'Farrell is fascinated by what makes people tick. So when she falls in love with Patrick, the fact that he has a stalker doesn't faze her in the slightest. If anything it intruiges her, and the more she hears about Saskia, the more she wants to meet this woman. But what Ellen doesn't know is that they've already met... Saskia has been posing as one of Ellen's clients. Unable to let go of the life she so abruptly lost, she wants to know everything about the woman who took her place. But it's not only Saskia who doesn't know when to stop: Ellen also has to ask herself what lines she's prepared to cross to get the happy ending she's always wanted. PRAISE FOR THE HYPNOTIST'S LOVE STORY "Love is not black and white ... fascinating and compassionate fiction" Daily Telegraph "A sharp and funny romantic tale." O Magazine "A compelling love triangle ... romance with an edge ... the latest triumph... What lifts this tale to another plane is the level of empathy that runs through the narrative." Australian Women's Weekly Book of the Month "Supurb in technique... All of her novels set themselves extremely difficult tasks...The novel blends elements of crime, horror and love story..." Sunday Age "A warmly humourous, gently poignany, ultimately comforting tale of frustration and redemption..." USA Today

The Hypnotist's Love Story

The three Kettle sisters have had a mortifying mishap. Their raucous, champagne-soaked birthday dinner has come to an abrupt end following a violent argument and an emergency dash to the hospital. So who started it this time? Was it angry, hurt Cat, still recovering from the 'Night of the Spaghetti'? Was it Lyn, so serenely successful, at least on the outside? Or was it quirky, dreamy Gemma, the sister who can't keep a secret, except for the most important one of all?'Funny, wry, touching...the drama is raw and real. Each of the beautifully drawn characters is so vividly alive, their triumph becomes your own, you choke a bit when bad things happen and want to throw rocks at anyone who hurts them.' - AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY BOOK OF THE MONTH 'I appreciate how she didn't produce any last-minute sugarcoating out of the hat. I really did believe in the strength of the characters to pull through: in fact, it made me believe in the resilience of the human race!' - MARIAN KEYES

Three Wishes

Roman

Neun Fremde

A carta do marido dizia: Para ler apenas após a minha morte. Mas ele estava vivo. E escondia um segredo aterrador. Cecilia encontrou a carta acidentalmente. Na penumbra do sótão, soube de imediato que não devia lê-la. Que devia devolvê-la ao seu esconderijo, fingir nunca a ter encontrado e respeitar a vontade do marido. Afinal amava John-Paul. Juntos, tinham três filhos e uma vida sem sobressaltos. Argumentos que de pouco serviram perante a sua curiosidade crescente. E quando começou a ler, o tempo parou. A confissão de John-Paul fulminou-a como um raio, dividindo a sua vida em dois: o antes e o depois da carta. Cecilia vai ficar agora perante uma escolha impossível. Se o segredo do seu marido for revelado, tudo o que construíram será destruído. Mas o silêncio terá um efeito igualmente devastador. Porque há segredos com os quais não se pode viver Liane Moriarty trabalhou numa editora de livros jurídicos e como copywriter por conta própria. O Segredo do Meu Marido é o seu quinto romance e será em breve adaptado ao cinema. A autora vive atualmente na Austrália com o marido e os dois filhos irrequietos.

O Segredo do Meu Marido

Le secret du mari

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. Översättare: Anna Strandberg

Stora små lögner

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband’s Secret comes a moving novel of love, marriage, family, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world. "A riveting story so wild you don't know how she'll land it, and then she does, on a dime." —Anne Lamott Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did? The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she's generally happy with her life, even if she can't figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she'd rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers. There's the well-dressed man in seat 4C who is compulsively checking his watch, desperate not to miss his eleven-year-old daughter's musical. Further back, a mother of two is frantically trying to keep her toddler entertained and her infant son quiet. How did she ever think being a stay-at-home mom would be easier than being a lawyer? Ethan is lost in thought; he's flying back from his first funeral. A young couple has just gotten married; she's still wearing her wedding dress. An emergency room nurse is looking forward to traveling the world once she retires in a few years, it's going to be so much fun! If they ever get off the tarmac. . . . Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed. How would you live your life if you thought you knew how it would end? Would you love who you love or try to love someone else? Would you stay married? Would you stop drinking? Would you call up your ex-best friend you haven’t spoken to in years? Would you quit your job? Intricately plotted, with the wonderful wit Liane Moriarty has become famous for, Here One Moment brilliantly looks at friends, lovers, and family and how we manage to hold onto them in our harried modern lives.

A Novel

Julia Sobral Campos

Amigas de infância, Erika e Clementine não poderiam ser mais diferentes. Erika é obsessivo-compulsiva. Ela e o marido são contadores e não têm filhos. Já a completamente desorganizada Clementine é violoncelista, casada e mãe de duas adoráveis meninas. Certo dia, as duas famílias são inesperadamente convidadas para um churrasco de domingo na casa dos vizinhos de Erika, que são ricos e extravagantes. Durante o que deveria ser uma tarde comum, com bebidas, comidas e uma animada conversa, um acontecimento assustador vai afetar profundamente a vida de todos, forçando-os a examinar de perto suas escolhas - não daquele dia, mas da vida inteira. Em Até que a culpa nos separe, Liane Moriarty mostra como a culpa é capaz de expor as fragilidades que existem mesmo nos relacionamentos estáveis, como as palavras podem ser mais poderosas que as ações e como dificilmente percebemos, antes que seja tarde demais, que nossa vida comum era, na realidade, extraordinária.

Liane Moriarty

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