Author: Liane Moriarty
It is not often that I get to read about life on the country that is its own continent — Australia. Liane tells a tale of three women and the school events that form the center of their lives. Even though this is set half a world away, I can relate this to the elementary school parent behavior in the US. I found the parallels very though provoking and was absorbed in the characters that Liane develops so well.
The three women in the novel are polar opposites of each other. One is beautiful and married to a rich business-man. The second one is an in-your-face mom who is happy married for the second time but struggling raising kids from both marriages. The third is an introverted single-mom who doesn’t want to cause any ripples in the world, but has problems with self-esteem. The story revolves around some key events in their children’s classroom and is literally a first-grade whodunnit. As the story unfolds you realize that there is more going on in the parent’s lives than you would have ever imagined and Liane tells a great story. Immerse yourself in it and you will not be disappointed.
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