Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty returns readers to the lives of Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie ten years after the events of Big Little Lies. Their children are now teenagers, and the friendships, marriages, secrets, and choices that shaped their lives continue to have consequences. When a new threat emerges at school, the women are forced to confront old wounds and new challenges.

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Returning to the World of Big Little Lies

1 - What was it like returning to Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie ten years later?

2 - How do you think the passage of time changed each of the main characters?

3 - In your opinion, which character has changed the most since Big Little Lies? How have you changed since reading the first book?

4 - Did knowing what happened in Big Little Lies change how you viewed the characters in this book?

5 - What parts of the characters' past still seem to shape their decisions in Big Little Truths?

6 - Did this book feel like a natural continuation of Big Little Lies to you? Why or why not?

Secrets, Truth, and Family

7 - Why do you think the characters continue to keep certain things from one another? What does this say about secrets we keep from others?

8 - How do secrets affect the relationships between the women and their families?

9 - Which secret or revelation had the biggest impact on you as a reader?

10 - Do you think telling the truth always makes a relationship stronger?

11 - How does the threat at the school change the way the characters think about protecting their children?

12 - Were there moments when you understood why a character chose not to tell the truth?

Motherhood, Aging, and the Sandwich Generation

13 - How has motherhood changed for the characters now that their children are teenagers?

14 - What does Big Little Truths say about the pressure placed on mothers to have everything under control?

15 - How do the characters balance caring for their children with dealing with their own problems?

16 - How does aging change the way the characters think about themselves and their lives?

17 - What does the book say about being caught between caring for children and dealing with older generations?

18 - Did the characters' experiences with motherhood make you think differently about any of their choices?

Friendship, Marriage, and Starting Over

19 - What makes the friendship between these women continue to work despite everything they have been through?

20 - Which relationship in the book did you find the most complicated?

21 - How do marriage and long-term relationships change as people grow older?

22 - Did you sympathize with any character's decision to start over or make a major change in their life?

23 - How does Big Little Truths exmine the difference between the life people expect to have and the life they actually end up living?

24 - After finishing the book, what do you think the characters' futures might look like?

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