Big Little Truths: A Reader's Guide
By PageCraft Summaries
The Pirriwee kids grew up. Their mothers did too. Somehow, life only got messier.
About this summary
Want to revisit Big Little Truths without going back through the entire novel?
Years have passed, and Madeline, Jane, Celeste, Renata and Bonnie are dealing with a completely different version of life. Their children are teenagers now, which means opinions, secrets, independence and the slightly terrifying realization that parents don't always know nearly as much as they think they do.
Madeline is staring down fifty while refusing to let age have the final word, Jane is learning how different motherhood feels when the little boy she once protected is nearly grown, and Celeste is still figuring out how the past fits into the life she has built since. Renata and Bonnie have their own battles with grief, motherhood and change, while the friendships connecting these women remain as funny, complicated and wonderfully imperfect as ever.
Then Pirriwee High gets a mystery nobody saw coming, and the teenagers become tangled in something far more serious than an ordinary school project. As questions begin piling up, the line between what parents believe, what their children know and what people would rather leave unsaid becomes increasingly uncomfortable.
This PageCraft publication is for readers who have read Big Little Truths and want to spend a little more time with its characters, relationships and bigger ideas. It looks at motherhood, growing older, friendship, marriage, memory, secrets, generational differences and the complicated ways people decide which version of the truth they can live with.
Inside:
• Story context without giving away the ending
• Character and relationship insights
• Themes around truth, memory, parenting and identity
• Friendship, marriage and midlife commentary
• Questions to think about
• Final takeaway
Format: EPUB digital edition
Disclaimer: This is an independently created reader’s guide by PageCraft Summaries. It is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by Liane Moriarty or the original publisher. It is not a replacement for Big Little Truths. Readers are encouraged to purchase and read the original novel.