She remembers a long, hot, crazy Summer when she was 17. They are Cinderella and her ugly sisters - or are they? Fairy Tales are used as allegories throughout as Carrie relates her twisted tale to a guest who wants to hear about her past. The siblings are competitive and jealous for attention whilst trying to find themselves. They are "drunk on the hot liquor of desire for parental approval". It is not uncommon in our family." Carrie and her sisters Penny and Bess, who later become the traumatised parents of the protagonists of the original novel, are consumed with "being a credit to the family and keeping a stiff upper lip". Troubled narrator Carrie warns the reader, "I have been a liar all my life, you see. What hasn't changed is their propensity for mendacity, dependency on medication, desire for romance and their diehard belief in family mottos to uphold their privileged lifestyle. They live a charmed life of Lemon Hunts, celebrations, parties and Summer frolics on their own private island but beneath the glittering façade there are cracks in the stability of the foundation. It explores the tangled lives of a different generation of Sinclairs. Caught on the whirlwind of Tik Tok celebrity for its predecessor, the plot twist sizzler We Were Liars, Lockhart's new novel is a prequel set in 1987. Lockhart's Family of Liars is a good choice. If you’re looking for a psychological thriller that takes a scalpel to human nature, E.
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