Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a crossroads:
Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beach side community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline's youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it off, Madeline's teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline's ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?).
Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn't be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school's parent body. But loyalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.
New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all.
Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.
3/5 stars (liked it)
I really hated Madeline and I really loved Madeline. Even though she comes off as being harsh and mean, she is actually a very caring person. She befriends Jane right away. Jane is mysterious and you find out why she is the way she is throughout the book Celeste seems perfect but what happens behind closed doors is not what you would imagine. It was a great story, told through the perspective of these three women. As well as little snipets of a death that occurs at the Trivia Night. We know someone dies, we don't exactly know how but it was great to see how the events unfolded to that night. I saw so much change in each of the characters, especially Jane.
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