“If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers.” —Lisa Scottoline, *The New York Times Book Review*
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of *Big Little Lies*
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out...
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.
**
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon Best Book of November 2018: Liane Moriarty is back with another delicious page-turner, but this time her characters don't discover their lives unexpectedly transformed by a surprising event—they deliberately buy into a ten-day spa package with the hope that they will emerge different, happier people. A few days of silence, lots of yoga and mindfulness, and absolutely no alcohol seem to be working wonders, at least for middle-aged novelist Frances Welty, who is recovering from an online swindle and a career crash. The other eight participants have astonishingly similar positive reactions to their regimen at Tranquillum House…at least until they discover why. Moriarty is at her best when she's diving impetuously into her characters' heads, exposing with affection their rushes to judgment, their contradictions, and their moments of grace and generosity. The "aha" moment that has won Moriarty so many fans with Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty never quite materializes, and some readers might roll their eyes at the multitude of chapters at the end that attempt to tie everything up nicely. But in the end, it's an optimistic novel, showcasing how our shared flawed humanity is also our greatest strength in the face of duress, as long as we can create common ground. —Adrian Liang, Amazon Book Review
Review
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist: Best Fiction
Best of 2018: People,* Publishers Weekly, Glamour, Real Simple, PopSugar, Kobo, LitHub*
Best of Fall: Amazon, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, *Elle, USA Today*, Harper’s Bazaar, AARP, CrimeReads, BookRiot, PureWow, InStyle, Bustle, and Refinery29
“A treat for Big Little Lies fans....Witty and poignant, Moriarty’s storytelling is worth every penny.”* ―*People, Book of the Week
“[A] smart and suspenseful page-turner.” ―Woman’s World
“An entrancing read…An early holiday present for Moriarty fans, Nine Perfect Strangers is a darkly comical novel that defies classification. It manages to be wildly funny and richly emotional at the same time, proving that the Big Little Lies author still has a lot to offer her readers.” ―Bustle
“The bestselling author of Big Little Lies delivers an intensely funny satire of the wellness industry. Nine Perfect Strangers revolves around a cast of unforgettable characters and touches on serious topics with gentle compassion and her trademark wit.” ―Apple Books
“As she did in Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty writes compelling, realistic characters. Readers will devour Nine Perfect Strangers.” ―Real Simple
“Moriarty is back with another page-turner.” ―TIME
“Irresistible.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“Liane Moriarty is a master of sustained tension.” ―Washington Post
“Promises to be a lively page-turner.” ―*Vogue*
“A cannily plotted, continually surprising, and frequently funny page-turner and a deeply satisfying thriller. Moriarty delivers yet another surefire winner.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred and boxed review
“Liane Moriarty serves up laughs, thrills, surprises.” ―Associated Press
“Each reveal is a delicious surprise…Nine Perfect Strangers is so well written and slyly constructed that it won’t feel like enough.” ―Booklist
“This latest work from the author of Big Little Lies makes us cower, laugh, reflect, cry, and fall in love right alongside the characters.” ―Family Circle
“Can’t wait for Season 2 of Big Little Lies? Satisfy your craving with Moriarty’s new novel. At a remote health resort, nine people gather, eager for change. Despite the luxurious new-age comforts that surround them, each realizes that the next 10 days will be tougher than they could ever imagine. Things may not be what they seem in this addictive read.” ―Observer
“The wildly popular Big Little Lies author is back with another irresistible story that’s both suspenseful and surprisingly funny.” ―AARP’s The Girlfriend
“No one writes about the minutiae of women’s lives with quite as much insight and pull as Moriarty, who wrote Big Little Lies, and yet again her slow-burning plotting leaves you gasping at the very end. I’m jealous of anyone who hasn’t read this yet.” ―Grazia (UK)
“Liane Moriarty is simply unparalleled at infusing flawed characters with humor and heartbreak. Her singular brand of storytelling was most recently showcased when her bestselling novel Big Little Lies was made into an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries. Nine Perfect Strangers is a worthy follow-up, offering an irresistible take on our wellness-obsessed culture, where the weirder the treatment, the better.” ―BookPage
“Nine Perfect Strangers has everything I look for in a Moriarty novel: colorful, relatable characters and a page-turning narrative infused with humor and warmth…a wise, wonderfully immersive read.” ―Augusta Chronicle
“Readers and movie stars alike cannot get enough of Moriarty and her addictive novels, which explore the secrets of suburbia with wit, empathy, and enough plot twists to have Alfred Hitchcock applauding from the grave.” ―San Diego Union-Tribune
“Liane Moriarty is a serious talent...[She] paints a picture with color, sound, aroma, mood, and fragments of the characters’ inner monologues, telling us their stories in quick details while the transformation goes off the rails.” ―News & Observer
Praise for Liane Moriarty’s Novels:
“Funny and scary.” ―Stephen King
“Sharply intelligent.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“Irresistible.” ―People
“Simply exquisite.” ―Bookreporter
“Powerful.” ―The Washington Post
“Brilliant.” ―Sophie Hannah
“Gob-smacking.” ―BookPage
“Superb.” ―Parade
“Spellbinding.” ―Emily Giffin
“Gripping.” ―Oprah.com
“A wonderful writer.” ―Anne Lamott
“Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic.” ―USA Today
“Mesmerizing.” ―Family Circle
“So, so good.”―Jojo Moyes
“The ferocity that Ms. Moriarty brings…is shocking.” ―New York Times
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers.” —Lisa Scottoline, *The New York Times Book Review*
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of *Big Little Lies*
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out...
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.
**
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon Best Book of November 2018: Liane Moriarty is back with another delicious page-turner, but this time her characters don't discover their lives unexpectedly transformed by a surprising event—they deliberately buy into a ten-day spa package with the hope that they will emerge different, happier people. A few days of silence, lots of yoga and mindfulness, and absolutely no alcohol seem to be working wonders, at least for middle-aged novelist Frances Welty, who is recovering from an online swindle and a career crash. The other eight participants have astonishingly similar positive reactions to their regimen at Tranquillum House…at least until they discover why. Moriarty is at her best when she's diving impetuously into her characters' heads, exposing with affection their rushes to judgment, their contradictions, and their moments of grace and generosity. The "aha" moment that has won Moriarty so many fans with Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty never quite materializes, and some readers might roll their eyes at the multitude of chapters at the end that attempt to tie everything up nicely. But in the end, it's an optimistic novel, showcasing how our shared flawed humanity is also our greatest strength in the face of duress, as long as we can create common ground. —Adrian Liang, Amazon Book Review
Review
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist: Best Fiction
Best of 2018: People,* Publishers Weekly, Glamour, Real Simple, PopSugar, Kobo, LitHub*
Best of Fall: Amazon, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, *Elle, USA Today*, Harper’s Bazaar, AARP, CrimeReads, BookRiot, PureWow, InStyle, Bustle, and Refinery29
“A treat for Big Little Lies fans....Witty and poignant, Moriarty’s storytelling is worth every penny.”* ―*People, Book of the Week
“[A] smart and suspenseful page-turner.” ―Woman’s World
“An entrancing read…An early holiday present for Moriarty fans, Nine Perfect Strangers is a darkly comical novel that defies classification. It manages to be wildly funny and richly emotional at the same time, proving that the Big Little Lies author still has a lot to offer her readers.” ―Bustle
“The bestselling author of Big Little Lies delivers an intensely funny satire of the wellness industry. Nine Perfect Strangers revolves around a cast of unforgettable characters and touches on serious topics with gentle compassion and her trademark wit.” ―Apple Books
“As she did in Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty writes compelling, realistic characters. Readers will devour Nine Perfect Strangers.” ―Real Simple
“Moriarty is back with another page-turner.” ―TIME
“Irresistible.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“Liane Moriarty is a master of sustained tension.” ―Washington Post
“Promises to be a lively page-turner.” ―*Vogue*
“A cannily plotted, continually surprising, and frequently funny page-turner and a deeply satisfying thriller. Moriarty delivers yet another surefire winner.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred and boxed review
“Liane Moriarty serves up laughs, thrills, surprises.” ―Associated Press
“Each reveal is a delicious surprise…Nine Perfect Strangers is so well written and slyly constructed that it won’t feel like enough.” ―Booklist
“This latest work from the author of Big Little Lies makes us cower, laugh, reflect, cry, and fall in love right alongside the characters.” ―Family Circle
“Can’t wait for Season 2 of Big Little Lies? Satisfy your craving with Moriarty’s new novel. At a remote health resort, nine people gather, eager for change. Despite the luxurious new-age comforts that surround them, each realizes that the next 10 days will be tougher than they could ever imagine. Things may not be what they seem in this addictive read.” ―Observer
“The wildly popular Big Little Lies author is back with another irresistible story that’s both suspenseful and surprisingly funny.” ―AARP’s The Girlfriend
“No one writes about the minutiae of women’s lives with quite as much insight and pull as Moriarty, who wrote Big Little Lies, and yet again her slow-burning plotting leaves you gasping at the very end. I’m jealous of anyone who hasn’t read this yet.” ―Grazia (UK)
“Liane Moriarty is simply unparalleled at infusing flawed characters with humor and heartbreak. Her singular brand of storytelling was most recently showcased when her bestselling novel Big Little Lies was made into an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries. Nine Perfect Strangers is a worthy follow-up, offering an irresistible take on our wellness-obsessed culture, where the weirder the treatment, the better.” ―BookPage
“Nine Perfect Strangers has everything I look for in a Moriarty novel: colorful, relatable characters and a page-turning narrative infused with humor and warmth…a wise, wonderfully immersive read.” ―Augusta Chronicle
“Readers and movie stars alike cannot get enough of Moriarty and her addictive novels, which explore the secrets of suburbia with wit, empathy, and enough plot twists to have Alfred Hitchcock applauding from the grave.” ―San Diego Union-Tribune
“Liane Moriarty is a serious talent...[She] paints a picture with color, sound, aroma, mood, and fragments of the characters’ inner monologues, telling us their stories in quick details while the transformation goes off the rails.” ―News & Observer
Praise for Liane Moriarty’s Novels:
“Funny and scary.” ―Stephen King
“Sharply intelligent.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“Irresistible.” ―People
“Simply exquisite.” ―Bookreporter
“Powerful.” ―The Washington Post
“Brilliant.” ―Sophie Hannah
“Gob-smacking.” ―BookPage
“Superb.” ―Parade
“Spellbinding.” ―Emily Giffin
“Gripping.” ―Oprah.com
“A wonderful writer.” ―Anne Lamott
“Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic.” ―USA Today
“Mesmerizing.” ―Family Circle
“So, so good.”―Jojo Moyes
“The ferocity that Ms. Moriarty brings…is shocking.” ―New York Times