Entertainment Weekly’s “Best Beach Bet” A USA Today Hot Books for Summer Selection A Miami Herald Summer Reads Pick The new novel from Liane Moriarty the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband’s Secret Big Little Lies and What Alice Forgot about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late. “What a wonderful writer—smart wise funny.” —Anne Lamott Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty turns her unique razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families. Sam and Clementine have a wonderful albeit busy life: they have two little girls Sam has just started a new dream job and Clementine a cellist is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there’s anything they can count on it’s each other. Clementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship so when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her neighbors Tiffany and Vid Clementine and Sam don’t hesitate. Having Tiffany and Vid’s larger than life personalities there will be a welcome respite. Two months later it won’t stop raining and Clementine and Sam can’t stop asking themselves the question: What if we hadn’t gone? In Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty takes on the foundations of our lives: marriage sex parenthood and friendship. She shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong relationships how what we don’t say can be more powerful than what we do and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the greatest harm.
