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The instant New York Times bestseller and prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars. Return to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
They were always liars.

SPOILER ALERT! Read We Were Liars first.
(No word of a lie, it's better that way ...)

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4 May 2022
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The thrilling prequel to the TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.

They were always liars.

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Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat. Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete. An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two. A bad romance, or maybe three. A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.

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1. Read this book. 2. On reaching the final page, you may experience an urgent need to read it all over again. 3. Check your friends have read it. 4. NOW YOU ARE FREE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT ENDLESSLY Winner of Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Book 2014

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E. Lockhart is one of our most important novelists, and she has given us her best book yet. Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, WE WERE LIARS is utterly unforgettable. ― John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies. Sad, wonderful, and real. ― Scott Westerfeld, author of UGLIES and LEVIATHAN

A beautifully written page-turner ... When you've finished reading you'll be desperate to pass WE WERE LIARS on ― Cosmopolitan

This is a cunning, clever and absolutely gripping novel, full of surprises, which sent me straight back to its first page as soon as I reached the last. ― The Guardian

This is an ambitious novel with an engaging voice, a clever plot and some terrific writing. ― The New York Times

We Were Liars is a literary musing on young love, memory, coming-of-age, and tragedy with a deliciously twisty ending ― Huffingtonpost.com

We Were Liars is a moving young adult novel with a twist so intense, you won't see it coming ― Teen Vogue --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

E Lockhart is the author of many novels including the bestselling WE WERE LIARS, a New York Times bestseller, and GENUINE FRAUD; also THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS, a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and finalist for the National Book Award; FLY ON THE WALL, DRAMARAMA, and the Ruby Oliver quartet. She co-authored HOW TO BE BAD with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski. Her latest book is AGAIN AGAIN. Visit her online at: emilylockhart.com or on Twitter: @elockhart. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09LHNJC41
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hot Key Books (4 May 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3125 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 283 pages

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I am the author of We Were Liars, Genuine Fraud, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and a number of other novels. www.emilylockhart.com

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Naomi Garvey

Fast paced, easy and well worth a read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2022

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SPOILER FREE REVIEW!!
Many thanks to Netgalley for the eARC of this book, I have my own copy purchased now. Unfortunately my life has been hectic so this book is on sale already and I wasn’t able to review for publication date, but that’s good for you as you can get it right now.
Family of Liars by e. lockhart is a prequel to her book We were Liars which I’d read and enjoyed a few years ago - It does contain spoilers! The author seems to have her own very unique way of writing and I actually really enjoy it. I haven’t read any of her other books yet but would love to try some.
If you’ve read and liked We were Liars then I’m sure you’ll enjoy this and it’s a good, easy, fast paced read. If you haven’t read We were Liars I’d definitely recommend reading that first to avoid spoilers but I guess you could read them prequel first too.
I enjoyed learning more about the Sinclair family, I liked comparing the maps in each book too, I enjoyed learning Carrie’s story.

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Love this series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2022

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The long-awaited new book in the Sinclair saga. Family of Liars is the prequel to the smash hit We Were Liars by E Lockhart and in it we see how keeping secrets seems to be a family trait and with a very regal “never complain, never explain” ethos we can see how the Sinclair family have managed to survive all these years. Deception is part of their DNA make-up.

You don’t have to have read We Were Liars to enjoy this book. It does in fact reveal a few spoilers when read the wrong way round. You cannot help but feel completely engaged with this dynastic (if not completely messed up) family.

I really hope that there are more secrets to be uncovered.

Family of Liars by E Lockhart is available now.

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Charlotte Redmond

Evocative and Emotional

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2022

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Heartbreaking yet heartwarming. It twists and tears at your soul until your own morals are a dilapidated mess.
The story telling is evocative and emotional and the mini stories within really bring to life the metaphors.
I love the way the chapters are laid out and the writing style and honestly I would love to read even more about this family (*hint hint*).
But overall it was a beautiful mess about family, love, duty and responsibility.
Favourite Quote - Pretending. Lying. Trying to have a good time.
Favourite Character - Rosemary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2022

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There are so many more plot twits than We Were Liars and I enjoyed it all the same. The book is written from Carrie's view and surprisingly Cadence and Carrie have a few similarities. The book is in now way shape or form a copy and paste. It's so thrilling to see how Carrie and her sisters grew up with the same type of pressure placed upon them. Would definitely recommend.

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Sean

Read ‘We Were Liars’ first!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2022

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Enjoyed this book a lot more than ‘We Were Liars’. Definitely do not read unless you have read we were liars tho, this book also answers a lot of unanswered questions from the first book and helps you greater understand the Sinclair family.

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Isobelle

One of the best books in the universe

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2022

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The characters in this book we’re so detailed so I could really connect to them. I would recommend this book to anyone in a heartbeat second to only the original on the all time best purchases list

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Emily

perfect condition and an amazing book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2022

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2022

With 'Family of Liars,' E. Lockhart returns with a prequel to 'We Were Liars' her first novel about the Sinclair family and their holidays on their private island of Beechwood. In this book, Carrie (Caroline Lennox Taft Sinclair) tells the story of her seventeenth summer on the island, where following the loss of her younger sister, the family try to keep all emotions at bay and continue holidaying as normal. They are joined by Uncle Dean and his children Tomkin and Yardley, the latter of which invites three boys to the island - George (Yardley's boyfriend), Major and Pfeff. These additions to the guest list are not part of the plan, but are welcomed none the less, because Tipper (Carrie's mum) prides herself on being a consummate hostess. Finally, there are three ghosts, although only Carrie seems truly haunted by them.

Lockhart knows how to write a page turner. Whilst this is billed as a YA novel, at 42 I still really enjoyed it, perhaps more so because of it being set in the 1980's with music and film references I could appreciate. The supernatural elements help the story to hang together rather than being over the top, and the rivalries, expectations and secrets within families ring true. Some reviewers have disliked the books because of the privileged characters whose wealth enables them to treat others as disposable, but for me that was part of the fun. Who doesn't want to be transported to a private island, where the beds are made daily for you, the food sounds delicious and you get to attend the annual lemon hunt (like an Easter Egg hunt, except you hunt for lemons and the prize is a $100 book store voucher)!

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