Family of Liars: The Prequel to We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart

Secrets across generations on a Massachusetts island

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Secrets across generations on a Massachusetts island

Set on a private island off the Massachusetts coast, this prequel returns to the Sinclair family and shifts attention to an earlier summer and generation. Its setup brings together family secrets, betrayal, and mistakes with consequences that extend beyond that season. The island setting and the family’s history place the novel within the psychological-thriller territory identified in its metadata, while its connection to *We Were Liars* gives the story a broader place in the series’ world.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in psychological thrillers.
Readers who want an earlier story connected to *We Were Liars*.
Readers drawn to family secrets and island-set stories.

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Family secretsBetrayalIntergenerational consequencesComing of age

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Book overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - THE INSPIRATION FOR SEASON 2 OF PRIME VIDEO'S WE WERE LIARS

The addictive prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

LOOK FOR THE LATEST NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, WE FELL APART!

"I anticipated that at some point a shocking twist would come. And, wow, does it ever." --The New York Times

"A perfect beach read." --The Boston Globe

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
They were always liars.

Don't miss any of the We Were Liars novels
WE WERE LIARS - FAMILY OF LIARS - WE FELL APART

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