From the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and new novel Nine Perfect Strangers.

"One of the few writers I'll drop anything for. Her books are wise, honest, beautifully observed" Jojo Moyes

IF ONLY THEY'D SAID NO...

Clementine is haunted by regret. It was just a barbeque. They didn't even know their hosts that well, they were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no.

But she and her husband Sam said yes, and now they can never change what they did and didn't do that Sunday afternoon.

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One playful dog. It's an ordinary weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?

Marriage, sex, parenthood and friendship: Liane Moriarty takes these elements of our lives and shows us how guilt can expose the fault lines in any relationship, and it is not until we appreciate the fragility of life that we can truly value what we have.

PRAISE FOR LIANE MORIARTY

"funny and scary" Stephen King

"Sharply intelligent" Entertainment Weekly

"Powerful" Washington Post

"Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic" USA Today

"Mistress of the razor-sharp observation" Kate Morton

"Another gripping, satirical hit" Huffington Post

"Can't-put-downability" Oprah.com

"Lashings of dark humour" Saturday Age

"Miracles of structure" Sydney Morning Herald