This can be read as a standalone but, as an author’s note warns at the beginning, it will spoil the events of We Were Liars if read first.

Lockhart employs many of the tactics used in We Were Liars to build suspense subtle hints at the novel’s climax are interspersed with unreliable narration and red herrings to inevitably keep readers guessing. As the summer wears on, tension builds among the islands’ teen inhabitants, ending with an unpredictable, multi-layered twist conclusion. Suddenly Carrie is taking part in family events with gusto in order to spend more time with the handsome yet flighty Lawrence Pfefferman, aka Pfeff. The summer seems like it might improve when her cousin’s boyfriend arrives with two handsome friends in tow. Also recovering from reconstructive jaw surgery, she attempts to cope by self-medicating to disconcerting effects, including nighttime visits from Rosemary’s ghost. Read more 2022 Random House (P)2022 Listening Library Listening Length 8 hours and 50 minutes Author E. In addition to feeling like she is the only one truly mourning Rosemary, she constantly feels like an outsider among her sisters: never the prettiest nor the smartest. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. The youngest child of Harris and Tipper Sinclair, Rosemary, drowned on the island the previous year and Carrie, her oldest sister, is taking the loss especially hard. The action takes place on the Sinclairs’s private island off Cape Cod, 27 years before the events of We Were Liars. Sad, wonderful, and real.Gr 9 Up–Lockhart’s prequel to the wildly popular We Were Liars reunites readers with the wealthy Sinclair family and another summer of ominous drama and haunting memories. 'A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies. Sad, wonderful, and real.' SCOTT WESTERFELD Lockhart's best book to date.' JUSTINE LARBALESTIER ' We Were Liars is heartbreaking, witty, beautiful and disturbing. 'Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart - utterly unforgettable.' JOHN GREEN An irresistible, unpredictable boy.Ī summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Prequel to WE WERE LIARS, the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and award-winning YA novel that TikTok can't stop talking about!Ī windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.Ī hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.Ī fiery, addicted heiress. Includes a hand-drawn map and family tree. Instant New York Times bestseller! Family of Liars is the page-turning must-read thriller prequel to TikTok sensation We Were Liars which takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

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