“We were going for a walk, and Gayle said, ‘I don’t understand why you don’t want to write another book set on Beechwood Island.’ I explained that all my ideas were terrible. Lockhart remembers a particular stroll as the moment when Family of Liars was born. This phenomenon meant that her publisher and her new fans were, once again, begging for a sequel.Īs for the walk with Forman, both authors live in the same Brooklyn neighborhood and get together regularly. Readers gushing about the book on TikTok propelled it back onto the bestseller lists in the summer of 2020-where, as of this writing, it has stayed. The second was Lockhart taking a walk in the park with friend and fellow author Gayle Forman. One was #BookTok discovering We Were Liars. For years, Lockhart says, “There was no sequel that I could think of that would be at all satisfying to write or for other people to read.” Then a couple of things happened. The pressure to write a sequel was intense. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews described this story of Cady Sinclair and her cousins seeking to define themselves against a privileged, toxic family legacy as “riveting, brutal, and beautifully told.” It was both a finalist for the Teen Choice Awards and a YA book that adults found engrossing, too. 6 upon release in the summer of 2014 and spent 13 weeks in the Top 10. It hit the New York Times bestseller list at No. ' We Were Liars is a moving young adult novel with a twist so intense, you won't see it coming.' - Teen Vogue You may also be interested in.By any measure, We Were Liars was a tremendous success for veteran author E. ' We Were Liars is a literary musing on young love, memory, coming-of-age, and tragedy with a deliciously twisty ending.' . 'This is an ambitious novel with an engaging voice, a clever plot and some terrific writing.' - The New York Times 'This is a cunning, clever and absolutely gripping novel, full of surprises, which sent me straight back to its first page as soon as I reached the last.' - The Guardian When you've finished reading you'll be desperate to pass We Were Liars on.' - Cosmopolitan Sad, wonderful, and real.' - Scott Westerfeld 'A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies.

Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable.' - John Green Lockhart is one of our most important novelists, and she has given us her best book yet.

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