Liane Moriarty

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Liane Moriarty
Born (1966-11-15) 15 November 1966 (age 57)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Novelist
Alma mater Macquarie University
Period2004–present
Notable works
SpouseAdam
Children2
Relatives Jaclyn Moriarty (sister)
Website
lianemoriarty.com.au

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.

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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

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

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)

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