The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband’s Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late.
“What a wonderful writer―smart, wise, funny.” ―Anne Lamott
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 a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other.
Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship, so when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate. Having Tiffany and Vid’s larger than life personalities there will be a welcome respite.
Two months later, it won’t stop raining, and Clementine and Sam can’t stop asking themselves the question:What if we hadn’t gone?
In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong relationships, how what we don’t say can be more powerful than what we do, and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the greatest harm.
LIANE MORIARTY STICKS TO HER FORMULAIC STRUCTURE! Australian author Liane Moriarty, who mesmerized and captivated readers worldwide with her brand of bestselling novels such as Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret, What Alice Forgot, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary and The Hypnotist’s Love Story, returns for another outing with an eclectic cast of characters in Truly Madly Guilty, with a premise that definitely won’t knock you off your chair. But in the deft hands of the author and her sharp imagination, a simple barbecue…
Obsessive and thought provoking … Take a breath and exhale, that is what I did when I finished reading this incredibly compelling, domestic tale of secrets by this legendary author who always writes stories I find utterly addictive. Liane Moriarty’s new book “Truly Madly Guilty” tells the story of the most simple of Aussie pleasures – “a barbeque” …. yet, gone so wrong that it impacts on the relationships of the guests in profound ways. The book’s tagline is “What if we hadn’t gone?”…. “What…
Not Moriarty’s best “This is a story that begins with a barbeque”. So begins Truly Madly Guilty. Erika and Clementine have been friends since school. Erika had a difficult childhood and Clementine’s home and family became something of a refuge for her. Now, years later, both are married. Clementine is a cellist, married to Sam, with two young daughters. Erika and her husband Oliver are childless and fanatically tidy and orderly. They invite Clementine and her husband Sam over for afternoon tea, but…