We
Were Liars is a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart. The novel itself
has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for
Best Young Adult Fiction. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best
Fiction for Young Adults for 2015.
Originally published: May 13, 2014
Genres: Young-adult fiction
We Were Liars is a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart. The novel itself has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015.
We Were Liars focuses on the theme of self-acceptance, family morals, and the possibly deadly consequences of one's mistakes. This book is about a rich family that owns their own island and goes to it during every summer, But when something happens to Cadence during summer 15 the 4 Liars (Cadence, Johnny, Gat and Mirren) go on a twisting journey to help Cadence remember.
Cadence’s family has always sought to present itself as perfect, rich Democrats. During the summer vacation of her fifteenth year on her family’s private island, Cadence has an accident which causes her to suffer debilitating headaches. Additionally, Cadence has amnesia, and can’t remember the details of what happened to her that summer. She sees herself as damaged and believes she no longer fits with her perfect family. To make matters worse, her mother and others won’t tell her the details of her accident. Nearly two years after her accident, she still hasn’t seen or heard from the group of closest cousins (Johnny and Mirren) and a boy she had a romantic relationship with (Gat) — a group known as The Liars — who were her constant companions while on the island.
During the summer of her seventeenth year, Cadence dedicates herself to learning the truth about what really happened to her. As she spends time on the island, Cadence begins to remember the increasing friction between her mother, the aunts, and her grandfather as they fight over the possessions that once belonged to her grandmother. Her grandfather tries to manipulate his children through the promise of houses and jewelry. When they don’t follow his wishes, he makes threats to disown his three daughters, pits one against the other, and makes promises he can’t fulfill. Because her mother and aunts depend on their father for the money needed to sustain their lifestyles, they allow themselves to be more and more manipulated and degraded. Cadence finally remembers one night that the women decided they’d had enough. Everyone but The Liars leaves the island. Hoping to get rid of the cause of the adults’ arguments and make them see there is more to life than just possessions, The Liars decide to set fire to island house in which their grandparents lived.
Unfortunately, the fire catches quickly and Cadence’s cousins and Gat are unable to escape from the house. However, Cadence had believed that they joined her on the island during her seventeenth summer, for reasons left unexplained.
We Were Liars focuses on the theme of self-acceptance, family morals, and the possibly deadly consequences of one's mistakes. This book is about a rich family that owns their own island and goes to it during every summer, But when something happens to Cadence during summer 15 the 4 Liars (Cadence, Johnny, Gat and Mirren) go on a twisting journey to help Cadence remember.
Cadence’s family has always sought to present itself as perfect, rich Democrats. During the summer vacation of her fifteenth year on her family’s private island, Cadence has an accident which causes her to suffer debilitating headaches. Additionally, Cadence has amnesia, and can’t remember the details of what happened to her that summer. She sees herself as damaged and believes she no longer fits with her perfect family. To make matters worse, her mother and others won’t tell her the details of her accident. Nearly two years after her accident, she still hasn’t seen or heard from the group of closest cousins (Johnny and Mirren) and a boy she had a romantic relationship with (Gat) — a group known as The Liars — who were her constant companions while on the island.
During the summer of her seventeenth year, Cadence dedicates herself to learning the truth about what really happened to her. As she spends time on the island, Cadence begins to remember the increasing friction between her mother, the aunts, and her grandfather as they fight over the possessions that once belonged to her grandmother. Her grandfather tries to manipulate his children through the promise of houses and jewelry. When they don’t follow his wishes, he makes threats to disown his three daughters, pits one against the other, and makes promises he can’t fulfill. Because her mother and aunts depend on their father for the money needed to sustain their lifestyles, they allow themselves to be more and more manipulated and degraded. Cadence finally remembers one night that the women decided they’d had enough. Everyone but The Liars leaves the island. Hoping to get rid of the cause of the adults’ arguments and make them see there is more to life than just possessions, The Liars decide to set fire to island house in which their grandparents lived.
Unfortunately, the fire catches quickly and Cadence’s cousins and Gat are unable to escape from the house. However, Cadence had believed that they joined her on the island during her seventeenth summer, for reasons left unexplained.
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