The Last Anniversary - From the bestselling author of Big Little Lies, now an award winning TV series
Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Auflage | 2019 |
Seiten | 432 |
Format | 12,7 x 19,8 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 300 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 1405918519 |
EAN | 9781405918510 |
Bestell-Nr | 40591851UA |
From Liane Moriarty, million copy selling author of The Husband\'s Secret, comes The Last Anniversary, a captivating story laced with mystery.One abandoned baby. Two sisters with a secret. One chance to rewrite the past.Over seventy years have passed since sisters Rose and Connie Doughty found an abandoned baby near their home on the island Scribbly Gum. With no one to take care of it, Rose and Connie took the baby in as their own.Since then the \'Munro Baby Mystery\' has brought fame and fortune, putting Scribbly Gum on the tourist map, especially for the island\'s annual celebration.But now, with Connie dead and outsider Sophie Honeywell about to move into her home, Rose begins to wonder if they made the right decision all those years ago. How much longer can they cover up the lie that has sustained their community for generations? And what other secrets are about to be revealed? Praise for Liane Moriarty: \'Highly addictive\' She \'Gripping, acutely observed, thought-provoking and funny\' Marie Claire \'The writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling\' Good Housekeeping \'The Husband\'s Secret is a staggeringly brilliant novel. It is literally unputdownable\' Sophie Hannah Liane Moriarty is the author of six novels including Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist\'s Love Story, The Husband\'s Secret, which was a million copy bestseller and won the most popular Richard and Judy book club title for the autumn 2013 book club and, most recently, Little Lies. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
Klappentext:
A captivating story laced with mystery from the bestselling author of Big Little Lies - now an award-winning TV series.
One abandoned baby. Two sisters with a secret. A last chance to rewrite the past.
70 years ago, the Munro family disappeared without a trace - leaving behind their newborn baby.
When sisters Rose and Connie Doughty found her, they took her in and raised her as their own. Since then, the unsolved \'Munro Baby Mystery\' has brought fame and fortune to their small island.
But years later, after her sister\'s death and the arrival of newcomer Sophie Honeywell, Rose begins to wonder if she and Connie made the right decision all those years ago.
How much longer can she cover up the lie that has sustained their community for generations?
And what other secrets are hiding on the island?
If you loved The Last Anniversary, don\'t miss Liane Moriarty\'s latest novel Nine Perfect Strangers, available now.
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Praise for Liane Moriarty: \'One of the few writers I\'ll drop anything for\' Jojo Moyes\'Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly\' Sunday Express\'Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets\' Woman & Home\'So well written that it pulls you in from the first page\' Reese Witherspoon
Rezension:
There\'s some real grit here, seamlessly mingled with the frothier, more everyday elements, and the central mystery Telegraph