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It's been several days since I finished this book and I'm still savoring it. What could easily be a tawdry soap opera (and still could be, because there's no doubt someone will make a movie out of this book) instead becomes an intense look at what we think we know, the truth, and what happens when those two things don't match up. Moriarty tells the stories of three middle-class Australian women. Cecilia is the almost too-perfect wife and mother, bordering on OCD when it comes to organizing her l
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I loved it and oh, what an emotional roller-coaster! An intricate melange of ideas and secrets, presented in a style I absolutely enjoyed from beginning to end. I had the feeling it was like a "desperate housewives" season and I really needed this sort of read at this moment. It actually turned out that there was some kind of secret in each of the marriages presented in the book, which makes one ponder if one really gets to know a person that well during marriage and how communication can be imp
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I really liked how this book was written from multiple perspectives, with each character having their own distinct personality and realistic suburban drama, but yet they intertwined themselves to create a full storyline. I also liked the inner-thoughts of the characters and felt that they were struggling with honest and realistic insecurities that people really do feel, which made the characters more believable and life-like. It was as if I could actually walk into this neighborhood and recogniz
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May 25, 2016
Julia
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I love Liane Moriarty books. I am not fond of the characters haha but women! ahhh lol I am one so I can relate. I recommend these to every mother in their 30's
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2.5, mostly because the last act was ridiculous
Sep 18, 2016
Nita
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Oct 16, 2019
Sarah
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