Liane Moriarty

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 some time 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

• Big Little Lies
• The Husband's Secret (In May 2017, it was announced that the film will star Blake Lively. In February 2022, it was announced that Kat Coiro would be directing the film for Sony Pictures.)
• Nine Perfect Strangers
• The Last Anniversary
• Apples Never Fall

Personal life

Moriarty lives in Sydney with her husband, Adam, a former farmer from Tasmania. They have two children, George and Anna. She is the older sister of authors Jaclyn Moriarty and Nicola Moriarty.

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)
• Nine Perfect Strangers (, September 2018)
• Apples Never Fall (, September 2021)
• Here One Moment (, September 2024)

Children's books

The Space Brigade series (also known as Nicola Berry: Earthling Ambassador):

1. The Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella (, 2007)
2. The Shocking Trouble on the Planet of Shobble (, 2009)
3. The Wicked War on the Planet of Whimsy (, 2010)

References

References

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2. Littleton, Cynthia. (2015-05-08). "HBO Orders Reese Witherspoon-Nicole Kidman Limited Series 'Big Little Lies'". Variety.
3. Petski, Denise. (2016-11-28). "'Big Little Lies' From David E. Kelley Gets Premiere Date On HBO". Deadline.
4. Koblin, John. (2017-12-08). "'Big Little Lies' to Return for a Second Season". The New York Times.
5. Ng, Philiana. (2013-09-04). "CBS Films to Adapt 'The Husband's Secret' for Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter.
6. Kroll, Justin. (2017-05-25). "Blake Lively to Star in Thriller 'The Husband's Secret' From 'Big Little Lies' Author". [[Variety (magazine).
7. (2022-02-14). "'Marry Me' Director Kat Coiro To Helm Sony's Adaptation Of Liane Moriarty's 'Husband's Secret'".
8. Porter, Rick. (2019-05-01). "Nicole Kidman, 'Big Little Lies' Team Set Drama Series at Hulu". Hollywood Reporter.
9. Mangan, Lucy. (2021-08-20). "Nine Perfect Strangers review – forget Nicole Kidman … Melissa McCarthy steals this show". The Guardian.
10. (December 24, 2023). "From 'Doctor Who' To 'The Count Of Monte Cristo': Deadline's 15 Buzzy International TV Dramas To Look Out For In 2024".
11. (2024-10-10). "BBC to air The Last Anniversary, the forthcoming adaptation of Liane Moriarty's best-selling novel".
12. (12 December 2014). "Big little lives". [[The Australian]].
13. (15 July 2016). "How Sydney author Liane Moriarty sold six million books and inspired an HBO series". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
14. "Nicola Moriarty".
15. Greenblatt, Leah. (2024-09-10). "Book Review: 'Here One Moment' by Liane Moriarty".
16. Daley, Paul. (2024-09-26). "Liane Moriarty: 'I was wondering, “How is everyone on this plane going to die?”'".