Book Tok熱門懸疑小說《We were Liars》前傳登場。時間流轉回到過去，同一個豪門家族，不同世代的家庭成員，另一個充滿背叛與錯誤的夏天，騙徒們的謊言與秘密由此展開。The thrilling prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars takes readers back to the summer that the Sinclair family’s lives changed forever. Decades before the Liars’ summer together, a different generation of teens—their mothers, Carrie, Penny, and Bess—find themselves on the same private family retreat on the Massachusetts coast. Each year they come to the island. There were once four Sinclair sisters; now there are three. But no one talks about their younger sister’s drowning. It’s the Sinclair way . . . as are so many things. When another tragedy upends what was meant to be a summer of fun, laughter, and first love, the bonds of family are tested. Who will crack under the pressure, and who will forever uphold the rules and keep the secrets, no matter the damage to generations to come? This page-turner full of psychological suspense and heartbreak off
Anyone who has read a Bronte novel cannot fail to be stirred by their overwhelming humanity, charged emotion and brooding, prescient unease with the status quo. Now come to know the voices behind them
A compelling story about three sisters who come from a family of wealth—and whose lives are shattered by tragedy, scandal, secrets, and betrayal.The three Houston sisters, Milandra, Noelle, and Kenley
Victoria Shorr's remarkable gift for depicting the inner lives of complex characters shines in two powerful explorations of family, ambition, class, and status.In "Great Uncle Edward," a family gathers for dinner. At 93, Great Uncle Edward commands the table in his three-piece suit; Cousin Russell attended both Harvard and Yale but is now reduced to selling off the family books; sisters Betty and Molly are caught between ghosts of a storied past and creeping destitution. These lives are signposts along the downward spiral of an old aristocracy."Cleveland Auto Wrecking" introduces Sam White, an immigrant from somewhere in eastern Europe. He cannot read, but has a gift for math and an instinct for the value of junk. We follow his clan through the Depression to the postwar boom in the West, where their fortunes soar, creating new tests of loyalty.
