Parents behaving badly . . . a tragic accident . . . or murder? What isn't in doubt is that someone is dead. Madeline is a force to be reckoned with: witty, noisy and passionate. She remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. But perfection is often an illusion. Jane is a single mum with a mysterious past who carries a sadness beyond her years. These three women, all with children starting at the same school, are about to tell the little lies that can turn lethal. Praise for Big Little Lies 'No one marries funny and poignant quite like Liane. She is the mistress of the razor-sharp observation . . . my favourite so far' KATE MORTON 'A novel that will turn you into a compulsive book-finisher . . . Moriarty has produced another gripping, satirical hit.' HUFFINGTON POST 'Liane Moriarty produces novels that are miracles of structure as well as human insight' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD '[Moriarty] is a fantastically nimble writer, so sure-footed that the book leaps between dark and light seamlessly; even the big reveal in the final pages feels earned and genuinely shocking.' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'funny and scary' STEPHEN KING