Imaginez un terrain de tennis. D'un côté, un couple modèle, heureux en mariage depuis cinquante ans. De l'autre, leurs quatre enfants, soit la panoplie du bonheur. L'enjeu de la partie ? Le grain de sable qui a enrayé une mécanique jusqu'alors parfaitement huilée, dévoilant des failles et des rivalités insoupçonnables, transformant les membres d'une famille idéale en de redoutables adversaires. Que le meilleur gagne !
Et si nos proches étaient... nos pires ennemis ? Avec un savant dosage d'humour, de suspense et de poil à gratter, Liane Moriarty appuie là où ça fait mal. Pour notre plus grand plaisir !Livre après livre, l'Australienne enrichit sa palette et affine ses intrigues. Elle excelle à jouer avec ses personnages. On se régale de la finesse de ses analyses psychologiques. Alix Girod de l'Ain, Elle.Ce roman léger, drôle et parfois cruel, est un sans faute ! Pauline Leduc, L'Express.Traduit de l'anglais (Australie) par Sabine Porte.
L'amour, c'est comme la tombola : pas facile de tirer le bon numéro. Question de chance ou de... lucidité ?Prenez une hypnothérapeute en quête de stabilité sentimentale, amoureuse d'un père célibataire harcelé par une ex prête à tout pour ne pas être oubliée, y compris à traquer sa rivale. Ajoutez un zeste d'idéalisme et le rêve d'une relation parfaite. Cela donne un triangle amoureux à haut risque... La plume de Liane Moriarty, fine psychologue et observatrice mordante de la comédie humaine, ausculte nos peurs, notre obsession du bonheur et notre stupide conviction que l'amour, c'est tout blanc ou tout noir... au risque d'y voir flou !
« Jamais deux sans trois ! » C'est le credo des triplées Lynn, Cat et Gemma. Il y a Lynn, la soeur raisonnable, qui bataille pour trouver un équilibre entre sa vie de mère, de couple et sa carrière professionnelle. Cat, dont tout le monde envie le mariage apparemment parfait. Et Gemma, qui change de job et de fiancé comme de chemise.
Elles sont soeurs, triplées, soudées. Ensemble, elles ont toujours réussi à surmonter les épreuves de la vie. Jusqu'à cette fête d'anniversaire qui lève le voile sur de dérangeantes vérités. Et menace de les plonger dans le chaos.
Après le succès du Secret du mari, traduit dans cinquante-cinq pays, et de Petits et grands mensonges (adapté en série par HBO sous le titre Big Little Lies), ce roman, mené comme un thriller, est un soap doux amer dont personne ne sort indemne.
Jamais Cecilia n'aurait dû trouver cette lettre dans le grenier. Sur l'enveloppe jaunie, quelques mots de la main de son mari : « À n'ouvrir qu'après ma mort. » Quelle décision prendre ? Respecter le voeu de John-Paul, qui est bien vivant ? Ou céder à la curiosité au risque de voir basculer sa vie ? Tous les maris - et toutes les femmes - ont leurs secrets. Certains peuvent être dévastateurs.
Best-seller aux États-Unis, ce roman, intense, pétillant et plein d'humanité, allie habilement suspense et émotion pour marquer son lecteur d'une empreinte durable.
« Le secret intrigue, il éclate, et on tourne les pages de plus en plus vite, d'émotions en sourires, jusqu'à la dernière où on regrette d'avoir fini. » Cosmopolitan.
Neuf citadins stressés ont réservé un séjour à Tranquillum House, une sublime station thermale qui leur promet, grâce à une approche unique, une métamorphose mentale et physique. Là, coupés du monde extérieur, délestés de leurs portables, ils devraient vivre une véritable transformation personnelle.
Mais au fur et à mesure de la cure, entre méditation, tai-chi et techniques de bien-être, les langues se délient, les secrets enfouis - et les animosités - se font jour. Si la quiétude et le renouveau étaient au programme, les choses ne se passent pas exactement comme prévu...Dans Neuf parfaits étrangers, Liane Moriarty interroge la quête parfois absurde du changement à tout prix et traque, comme elle a l'art de le faire, les vérités cachées derrière les apparences.Cette histoire habilement construite égratigne avec un humour grinçant les nouveaux gourous du développement personnel. Version Femina.Des personnages plus drôles et plus touchants que nature. Elle.Traduit de l'anglais (Australie) par Béatrice Taupeau.
A la fête de l'école, quelqu'un a trouvé la mort. Qui est responsable du drame ? Trois femmes à la croisée des chemins, des ex-maris et leurs nouvelles épouses, des familles recomposées (ou décomposées), qui cachent tous de redoutables petits mensonges, se retrouvent au coeur de l'affaire. Après Le Secret du mari, best-seller international, Liane Moriarty nous plonge une nouvelle fois dans l'univers clos de ces quartiers résidentiels qui dissimulent derrière leurs jolies façades des secrets inavouables.
HBO s'est inspiré du livre pour créer une minisérie, Big Little Lies, diffusée sur OCS, avec Nicole Kidman et Reese Witherspoon - lectrices enthousiastes du roman ! - dans les rôles principaux. Un univers proche de celui de Desperate Housewives avec une rare finesse psychologique. Catherine Balle, Aujourd'hui en France.
Il a suffi d'une chute de quelques secondes pour qu'Alice Love efface dix années de sa vie : lorsqu'elle se relève, avec une grosse bosse sur la tête, elle est convaincue d'avoir vingt-neuf ans, d'être enceinte de son premier enfant, au comble du bonheur avec son mari, Nick, dont elle est follement amoureuse.
Or Alice a trente-neuf ans, trois enfants, et s'apprête à divorcer.
Que s'est-il passé ? Comment a-t-elle pu devenir cette femme autoritaire et obsédée par le sport (elle qui déteste ça) ? Comment elle et Nick, son amour de toujours, en sont-ils arrivés là ? Pourquoi est-elle en froid avec sa soeur adorée ?
En s'efforçant de reconstituer le puzzle de cette décennie oubliée, Alice découvrira si son amnésie est une malédiction ou une bénédiction...Une plume toujours aussi envoûtante. Marie Lechevalier, Lire.Vertigineux ! Alix Girod de l'Ain, Elle.Traduit de l'anglais (Australie) par Béatrice Taupeau.
Trois couples épanouis. De charmants enfants. Une amitié solide. Et un barbecue improvisé entre voisins par un beau dimanche ensoleillé : tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour passer un bon moment. Alors pourquoi, deux mois plus tard, les invités en gardent-ils un souvenir épouvantable et ne cessent-ils de se répéter : « si seulement nous n'y étions pas allés » ?
Après le succès du Secret du mari, traduit dans 55 pays, et de Petits secrets, grands mensonges, adapté par HBO, Liane Moriarty continue de dévoiler la noirceur qui rôde sous les vies ordinaires et nous plonge au coeur des redoutables petits mensonges et des inavouables secrets de l'âme humaine... Fin, décapant, et jubilatoire.Une construction en béton et une intrigue qu'on ne peut pas lâcher. Biba.Savoureux. Le Dauphiné libéré.
One house. Nine strangers. Ten days that will change everything . . . FROM THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR BEHIND EMMY- AND GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING HBO SERIES BIG LITTLE LIES AND SMASH-HIT NOVEL THE HUSBAND'S SECRET The retreat at health-and-wellness resort Tranquillum House promises total transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage, and absorb the meditative ambience while enjoying their hot stone massages. Miles from anywhere, without cars or phones, they have no way to reach the outside world. Just time to think about themselves, and get to know each other. Watching over them is the resort's director, a woman on a mission. But quite a different one from any the guests might have imagined. For behind the retreat's glamorous facade lies a dark agenda. These nine perfect strangers have no idea what's about to hit them . . . 'This wonderful novel by the Big Little Lies author had me utterly hooked' Daily Mail 'Acutely observed, pacey' Sunday Times 'Original, suspenseful and laugh-out-loud funny. Downright brilliant' Clare Mackintosh 'Utter brilliance, with a twist halfway through that blew my mind' Marian Keyes 'A fantastic piece of entertainment . . . Read this witty and fast-moving novel now, before the inevitable TV series' The Times 'I am jealous of anyone who hasn't read this yet' Grazia 'If it was summer, this would be your beach read. As it is, settle under a duvet and begin . . .' Stylist 'Hugely enjoyable. Will grip you from the first page. Brilliantly combines humour with emotional honesty' Sunday Express 'A super-suspenseful page-turner' Mail on Sunday 'Another page-turning belter. An absolute must' Heat
Pre-order the new novel from the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind Nine Perfect Strangers and the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Liesbr>br>****br>br>The Delaney family love one another dearly - it''s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .br>br>Joy Delaney and husband Stan have done well. Four wonderful grown-up children. A family business to envy. The golden years of retirement ahead of them.br>br>So when Joy Delaney vanishes - no note, no calls, her bike missing - it''s natural that tongues will wag. How did Stan scratch his face? And who was the stranger who entered and suddenly left their lives? What are they all hiding?br>br>But for the Delaney children there is a much more terrifying question: did they ever know their parents at all?br>br>****br>br>''Utterly and completely wonderful . . . an intelligent, forensic portrait of a family. A thrillingly honest depiction of a long marriage and an unsentimental look at the lives of their four children. Which also happens to be a hugely engaging, sometimes very funny, page-turner'' MARIAN KEYESbr>br>''I loved it. An absolute page-turner with all the wit and nuance that put Liane Moriarty head and shoulders above the crowd. Liane Moriarty shows once again why she leads the pack'' JANE HARPERbr>br>''One of the few writers I''ll drop anything for'' JOJO MOYESbr>br>**Apples Never Fall has been optioned for TV by Heyday Television**>
Discover the #1 BESTSELLING novel behind the EMMY- and GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING HBO TV series. And get ready for the highly-anticipated second series of Big Little Lies by reading the first book . . . ----------------------------- Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives. Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all . . . but do they? They are about to find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control. ----------------------------- Single mum Jane has just moved to town. She's got her little boy in tow - plus a secret she's been carrying for five years. On the first day of the school run she meets Madeline - a force to be reckoned with, who remembers everything and forgives no one - and Celeste, the kind beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but is inexplicably ill at ease. They both take Jane under their wing - while careful to keep their own secrets under wraps. But a minor incident involving the children of all three women rapidly escalates: playground whispers become spiteful rumours until no one can tell the truth from the lies. It was always going to end in tears, but how did it end in murder? -------------------------- 'Blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal. A tense, page-turning story . . . a great read' Mail on Sunday 'Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart' Sunday Mirror 'A hell of a good book. Funny and scary' Stephen King 'Brilliant, standout, superbly clever. Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express
'What would you do if you found a letter in the attic, addressed to you, from your husband - to be opened in the event of his death? Another masterclass from the author of Big Little Lies' GRAZIA _______________ Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husband's hand, it says: to be opened only in the event of my death . Curious, she opens it - and time stops. John-Paul's letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others. Cecilia wants to do the right thing, but right for who? If she protects her family by staying silent, the truth will worm through her heart. But if she reveals her husband's secret, she will hurt those she loves most . . . 'A staggering ly brilliant novel. It is literally unputdownable ' SOPHIE HANNAH 'If you like Jodi Picoult , you'll love this addictive new book' ESSENTIALS 'A tense, page-turning story which gradually draws everyone together in a devastating climax' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Some things can't be undone . . . One fateful night three women reveal secrets that will change things forever. From the bestselling author of the EMMY WINNING, GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNING HBO series Big Little Lies. Are the bonds of sisterhood strong enough to withstand some real home truths? Sensible Lyn is struggling to balance being a mother, wife and businesswoman without losing her mind. Cat, whose perfect marriage is the envy of all her friends, never suspects that her husband has been hiding a secret that will tear her life apart. Directionless Gemma changes jobs and boyfriends every few months and has just met a new man who could be the one to unlock her hidden past. Through everything, the bonds of the sisters are strong enough to withstand whatever life throws at them. That is until the night of their thirty-fourth birthday dinner, when home truths are revealed and things are said that can't be taken back . . . 'I adored it. Fresh, intelligent and entertaining' Marian Keyes 'Funny and dramatic, with vibrant characters, it's a delight' Sunday Mirror
Alice is twenty-nine. She is whimsical, optimistic and adores sleep, chocolate, her ramshackle new house and her wonderful husband Nick. What's more, she's looking forward to the birth of the 'Sultana' - her first baby.
But now Alice has slipped and hit her head in her step-aerobics class and everyone's telling her she's misplaced the last ten years of her life.
In fact, it would seem that Alice is actually thirty-nine and now she loves schedules, expensive lingerie, caffeine and manicures. She has three children and the honeymoon is well and truly over for her and Nick. In fact, he looks at her like she's his worst enemy. What's more, her beloved sister Elisabeth isn't speaking to her either. And who is this 'Gina'everyone is so carefully trying not to mention?
Alice isn't sure that she likes life ten years on. Every photo is another memory she doesn't have and nothing makes sense. Just how much can happen in a decade? Has she really lost her lovely husband for ever?
From the bestselling author behind the addictive, EMMY and GOLDEN GLOBE-winning HBO series Big Little Lies , comes a cocktail of friendship and modern love - spiked with a little deception. Six responsible adults, two best friends - and one day that changes everything. 'This is a story which begins with a barbecue in the suburbs. . .' By the end of it a lifelong friendship will be in tatters, a marriage on the rocks and an innocent bystander dead. In just one evening six lives will change for ever . . . If you aren't already a Moriarty addict, you will be after this utterly obsessive read. 'If you liked The Husband's Secret , or Big Little Lies , you will love Truly Madly Guilty . Filled with so many twists and turns. Keeps you guessing until the very end. Perfect summer read' Reese Witherspoon 'If, like us, you've been obsessively enjoying Big Little Lies , then you must clear a reading slot for this novel by the same author . . . Truly Madly Guilty is as brilliantly accomplished as it is dark, twisty and compulsive . No wonder Reese Witherspoon is such a huge Moriarty fan' Heat 'Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it' Good Housekeeping 'A riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets' Woman & Home
How far would you go to keep the man of your dreams?
From Liane Moriarty, the author of What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story is a stunning novel about love, life and knowing where to draw the line . . .
Hypnotherapist Ellen is fascinated by what makes people tick. So when she falls in love with Patrick, the fact that he has a stalker doesn't faze her in the slightest. If anything it intrigues her, and the more she hears about Saskia, the more she wants to meet this woman. But what Ellen doesn't know is that they've already met . . .
Saskia has been posing as one of Ellen's clients. Unable to let go of the life she so abruptly lost, she wants to know everything about the woman who took her place. And the further she inches her way into Ellen's world, the more trouble she stirs up.
Ellen's love story is about to take an unexpected turn. But it's not only Saskia who doesn't know where to stop: Ellen also has to ask herself what lines she's prepared to cross to get the happy ending she's always wanted.
Thought-provoking, sympathetic and smart, Liane Moriarty's The Hypnotist's Love Story is a novel for anyone who's ever loved, lost or found it hard to let go.
Praise for What Alice Forgot:
'Gripping, thought-provoking and funny' Marie Claire 'The perfect holiday read' She Magazine 'A call to embrace life' Easy Living Liane Moriarty is the author of three bestselling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary and What Alice Forgot. Writing as L.M.Moriarty, she is also the author of the Space Brigade books for children (published in the US as the Nicola Berry, Earthling Ambassador series). She lives in Sydney with her husband and son.
Seventy-three years have passed since sisters Rose and Connie found an abandoned baby in the only other house on their little island, Scribbly Gum. With both parents vanished without a trace, Rose and Connie made the decision to take the baby in as their own. And since then the 'Munro Baby Mystery' has brought them fame and fortune.
Meurtre ou tragique accident ? À la fête de l'école, quelqu'un a trouvé la mort. Mais qui est vraiment responsable du drame ?
Trois femmes à la croisée des chemins, des ex-maris et leurs nouvelles épouses, des familles recomposées (ou décomposées) qui cachent tous ces redoutables petits mensonges que l'on se raconte à soi-même pour continuer de vivre...Après Le Secret du mari, best-seller international, Liane Moriarty nous plonge une fois encore dans l'univers clos de ces quartiers résidentiels qui dissimulent derrière leurs jolies façades d'inavouables secrets. Avec elle, le sourire n'est jamais loin des larmes.Maintenant une série HBO avec Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, par le réalisateur de Dallas Byers Club, Jean-Marc Vallée, et le scénariste David E. Kelley.
*Available for pre-order* br>br>The brand new novel from the worldwide Number One bestselling author behind Nine Perfect Strangers and the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Liesbr>br>Praise for Liane Moriarty:br>br>''One of the few writers I''ll drop anything for'' Jojo Moyesbr>br>''Staggeringly brilliant'' Sophie Hannahbr>br>''Keeps you guessing until the very end'' Reese Witherspoonbr>br>''Her slow-burning plotting leaves you gasping'' Grazia>
