Liane Moriarty (born 15 November 1966) is an Australian author. She has written nine novels, including the ''

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'' best sellers '' Big Little Lies'' and ''

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'', which were adapted into television series for HBO and Hulu, respectively.

Early life and education

After leaving school, Moriarty worked in advertising and marketing at a legal publishing company. She then ran her own company for a while before taking work as a freelance advertising copywriter. In 2004, after obtaining a master's degree at Macquarie University in Sydney, her first novel ''Three Wishes'', written as part of the degree, was published. She has since published eight further novels.

Adaptations

Her novel '' Big Little Lies'' was adapted into a television series by HBO, and stars

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, and

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. The series premiered on 19 February 2017, with the first season concluding on 2 April 2017. A second season was announced in December 2017. Season two premiered in June 2019. In September 2013,

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acquired the rights to an earlier Moriarty novel, '' The Husband's Secret''. In May 2017, it was announced that the film will star

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. In February 2022, it was announced that Kat Coiro would be directing the film for Sony Pictures. Her novel ''

,'' published November 6, 2018, was adapted into a television series by Hulu, starring and produced by

Personal life

Moriarty lives in Sydney with her husband, Adam, a former farmer from

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. They have two children, George and Anna. She is the older sister of author

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Bibliography

Novels

* ''Three Wishes'' (, 2004) * ''The Last Anniversary'' (, 2005) * '' What Alice Forgot'' (, 2009) * '' The Hypnotist's Love Story'' (, 2011) * '' The Husband's Secret'' (, 2013) * '' Big Little Lies'' (, 2014) * '' Truly Madly Guilty'' (, 2016) * ''

'' (, September 2018) *''Apples Never Fall'' (ISBN 9781250220257, September 2021)

Children's books

''The Space Brigade'' series (also known as ''Nicola Berry: Earthling Ambassador''): # ''The Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella'' (, 2007) # ''The Shocking Trouble on the Planet of Shobble'' (, 2009) #''The Wicked War on the Planet of Whimsy'' (, 2010)

References

External links

Liane Moriarty's website

Liane Moriarty's blog
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