The Sydney gang’s all back in Liane Moriarty’s sequel to her mammoth bestseller, Big Little Lies, showcasing the midlife foibles of Renata, Jane, Bonnie, Madeline, and Celeste. In the past decade they’ve broached fresh challenges: divorce parties and romantic entanglements, rebellious teenagers and aging parents, WhatsApp mishaps and “a flurry of apologetic messages to everyone.” The author rotates in and out of the lives of her cast, teasing out perspectives, manifesting the notion that friendships are what hold us together, year in, year out.
