Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty

  ‘A bittersweet tale by a gifted writer, whose light touch doesn’t stop her exploring darker themes, such as infertility and the sad erosion of a once radiant love.’ AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY BOOK OF THE MONTH

  ‘What [Moriarty] writes are acute social comedies of the feminine, where the domestic is more political than cosy . . . Technically this premise is a challenge, which Moriarty makes appear effortless . . . Great stuff.’ THE AGE

  ‘A thought-provoking story that explores family dynamics with intelligence, wit and sensitivity but without any sentimentality.’ COURIER-MAIL

  ‘An intriguing exploration of how people change . . . Alice’s amnesia is skilfully used and like a detective, she must piece together the details of a life she cannot remember.’ SUN-HERALD

  Liane Moriarty

  The Last Anniversary

  Sophie Honeywell always wondered if Thomas Gordon was the one that got away. When she turned down his proposal three years ago, she broke his heart. Now that Sophie is single, longing for a baby and nearly 40, he’s starting to look a lot more attractive . . .

  Sophie is just as shocked as Thomas when his Aunt Connie leaves Sophie her beautiful house on Scribbly Gum Island. This tiny island is home to the famous ‘Munro Baby Mystery’ – a seventy-year-old unsolved crime.

  Sophie soon discovers that nearly everyone on the island has a secret, and the biggest secret of all, the truth behind the Munro Baby Mystery, is set to explode on an extraordinary night that will test a marriage, a family and a friendship – the Last Anniversary.

  ‘A stunner several shades darker than typical chick lit . . . Moriarty’s prose turns from funny through poignant to frightening in an artful snap.’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

  ‘Intriguing mystery-cum-drama . . . things nearly fall apart before coming together in this endearing story that, like life, is a mix of the sad, the happy, the absurd and the magical.’ AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY BOOK OF THE MONTH

  ‘A brave author who takes a risk to write about subjects not often found in this genre . . . This is a great read.’ GOOD READING

  Liane Moriarty

  Three Wishes

  The Kettle triplets have had a mortifying public mishap. Their noisy, 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’? Or Lyn, who at least on the outside seems to have everything under control. Or maybe it was the unpredictable Gemma, the sister who can’t keep a secret, except the most important one of all . . .

  ‘In this non-stop narrative, siblings rival each other, break up and make up. Moriarty is good at social observation, mixing high drama with low comedy and moments of genuine poignancy.’ SUNDAY AGE

  ‘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 appreciated 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

  The characters in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons,

  living or dead, is purely coincidental.

  First published 2018 in Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd

  1 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

  Copyright © Liane Moriarty 2018

  The moral right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted.

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by

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  any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,

  recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system,

  without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

  Extract from ‘The High Mark’ reprinted with permission from Bruce Dawe AO

  Cataloguing-in-Publication entry is available

  from the National Library of Australia

  http://catalogue.nla.gov.au

  EPUB format: 9781760780982

  Cover design: Christabella Designs

  Cover image: Getty Images

  The author and the publisher have made every effort to contact copyright holders

  for material used in this book. Any person or organisation that may have been

  overlooked should contact the publisher and they will be glad to rectify in future

  additions any errors or omission brought to their attention.

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