A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends–the Liars–whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.
“We Were Liars "is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from "New York Times” bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Read it.And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
Reviews
""Haunting, sophisticated . . . a novel so twisty and well-told that it will appeal to older readers as well as to adolescents." –Wall Street Journal
“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
“Bowl-you-over.” —COSMOPOLITAN
“A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies. Sad, wonderful, and real.” –Scott Westerfield, author of UGLIES and LEVIATHAN
“So freaking good.” —SARAH DESSEN
“Lockhart has created a mystery with an ending most readers won't see coming, one so horrific it will prompt some to return immediately to page one to figure out how they missed it.” –Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“Better than the hype.” —LAUREN OLIVER
Author Biography
E. Lockhart is the author of the highly acclaimed “New York Times” bestseller “We Were Liars "and the Ruby Oliver quartet ("The""Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, " and "Real Live Boyfriends”), as well as “Fly""on the Wall, Dramarama, " and "How to Be Bad” (the last with Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle). Her novel “The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks” was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, a finalist for the National Book Award, and winner of a Cybils Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
