Big Little Truths: A Novel by Liane Moriarty. Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, 2026. Adult contemporary fiction. 447 pages.
If you have read BIG LITTLE LIES or seen the Netflix series based on that book, you will be familiar with these characters. The book is set in Australia, but the series was set in Monterey, California. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep, the series basically follows the book's five main female characters. A forward to this new book explains a few exceptions.
In this novel, the former first grade children are now teenagers. The parents have aged as well and face typical mid-life crises such as aging parents, health issues, and dealing with teen angst. Chapters alternate between the handful of women who are the main characters. The teens talk themselves at the ends of many chapters. One new character is the new high school principal. The new high school history teacher, Melody Montclair, and her handsome husband become central to the plot. As always, the author weaves the story carefully and you really don't have to have read the first book to understand this one. It's hard to put the book down near the end as actions race to a surprising conclusion.
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