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The Last Anniversary

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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I'll tell you something, something important. Love is a decision. Not a feeling. That's what you young people don't realise. That's why you're always off divorcing each other. No offence, dear.

So decrees the formidable Connie Thrum of Scribbly Gum Island. She is the chief decision-maker of a rather unconventional family and her word is law. It's been over 70 years since Connie and her sister Rose visited their neighbours and found the kettle boiling and a baby waking for her feed, but no sign of her parents. The 'Munro Baby Mystery' still hasn't been solved and tourists can visit the abandoned home, exactly as it was found in 1932.

But now Connie has passed away and the island residents ponder her legacy. Sophie Honeywell is looking down the barrel of her 40th birthday and still hoping for that fairytale ending. Her beautiful new friend Grace, the Munro Baby's grand daughter, can't tell anyone what she hopes for. It would be too shocking.

Meanwhile, a frumpy housewife makes a pact with a stranger, an old lady starts making her own decisions and a family secret finally explodes on an extraordinary night of mulled wine, fire-eating, and face-painting - The Last Anniversary.

©2005 Liane Moriarty 2005 (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Women's Fiction Fiction Suspense Witty

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"A stunner... Moriarty's prose turns from funny through poignant to frightening in an artful snap." ( Publishers Weekly)
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this book is not as compelling as Moriarty's other books. I haven't finished listening to it. The narrator is fabulous.

not Moriatys best

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Everything about this book is fabulous, never wanted it to end. I recommend it to everyone.
Beautiful, interesting story, fantastic characters history, it really does have it all.

My favourite book this year

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Good story but wish Liane will use a different narrator, instead of Caroline Lee all the time.

Good story

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It's always a pleasure to read Liane Moriarty books and I love the way Caroline Lee reads them. I have read all Liane Moriarty's books and am just waiting for the release of a new one.

Love this combo

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Again, another great story from Liane Moriarty. loved the characters and the mystery. Great read.

good story

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