Description
On a private island owned by a wealthy family, a group of four friends known as the Liars navigates the complexities of love, loyalty, and betrayal during a summer that will change their lives forever. As secrets unravel and a devastating event looms, a brilliant but troubled young woman grapples with fragmented memories and the search for truth. This sophisticated suspense novel explores themes of privilege, memory, and the destructive power of lies, all told with E. Lockhart's signature lyrical prose. It's a story that will keep you guessing until the very last page, urging you to question everything you think you know.
Available Editions
paperback
ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2017
290 pages
ISBN: 9781525255571
paperback
Ember
Published Jan 1, 2018
322 pages
ISBN: 9780385741279
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3 ratings
Community Reviews(1)
This is the story of a wealthy family with beautiful children and a group of friends whose friendship turns destructive but "<i>if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie</i>." Since <i><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/We-Were-Liars-Lockhart/9781471403989/?a_aid=theprivategirl" target="new">We Were Liars</a></i> begs you to keep its ending a secret, you quickly discover that when you are expecting the unexpected, you will probably see it coming. This book becomes an exercise of waiting for rather than discovering the ending and the shock value is greatly diminished because of it. Having said that, <i><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/We-Were-Liars-Lockhart/9781471403989/?a_aid=theprivategirl" target="new">We Were Liars</a></i> is worth reading and a good example of how YA can appeal to more people than just its genre target market.
Details
First Published
2014
Language
eng
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