Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty (born 15 November 1966) is an Australian author. She has written ten novels, including the New York Times best sellers Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, and Apples Never Fall which were adapted into television series for HBO, Hulu, and Peacock respectively. Additionally, The Husband's Secret and The Last Anniversary are to be developed as films.

Liane Moriarty
Born	(1966-11-15) 15 November 1966 (age 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	Macquarie University
Period	2004–present
Notable works	The Husband's Secret Big Little Lies Truly Madly Guilty Nine Perfect Strangers Apples Never Fall
Spouse	Adam
Children	2
Relatives	Jaclyn Moriarty (sister)
Website
lianemoriarty.com.au

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 a while 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.^[1] She has since published eight further novels.

Adaptations

• Big Little Lies^[2][3][4]
• The Husband's Secret^[5] (In May 2017, it was announced that the film will star Blake Lively.^[6] In February 2022, it was announced that Kat Coiro would be directing the film for Sony Pictures.)^[7]
• Nine Perfect Strangers^[8][9]
• The Last Anniversary^[10][11]
• 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.^[12][13] She is the older sister of author Jaclyn Moriarty.^[14][1]

Bibliography

Novels

• Three Wishes (ISBN 0732911966, 2004)
• The Last Anniversary (ISBN 1405036842, 2005)
• What Alice Forgot (ISBN 9781405038577, 2009)
• The Hypnotist's Love Story (ISBN 9781742610603, 2011)
• The Husband's Secret (ISBN 9781742612010, 2013)
• Big Little Lies (ISBN 9781743530436, 2014)
• Truly Madly Guilty (ISBN 9781925479928, 2016)
• Nine Perfect Strangers (ISBN 9781250069825, September 2018)
• Apples Never Fall (ISBN 9781250220257, September 2021)
• Here One Moment (ISBN 9780593798607, September 2024) ^[15][16]

Children's books

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

1. The Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella (ISBN 9780330423007, 2007)
2. The Shocking Trouble on the Planet of Shobble (ISBN 9780330424707, 2009)
3. The Wicked War on the Planet of Whimsy (ISBN 9780330425391, 2010)