Rather than allowing her to go to the island for the next summer (Summer Sixteen), Cadence's mother forces her to go on a tour of Europe with her father, with whom Cadence is no longer close to after he had an affair and abandoned the family. When she tries to reach out to Johnny and Mirren she is ignored. She also becomes addicted to Percocet and is forced to repeat a year at school. She loses most of her memories of that summer and begins to suffer from migraines. The summer Cadence is fifteen, which she refers to as Summer Fifteen, Gat and Cadence fall in love and begin a relationship.ĭuring Summer Fifteen, Cadence suffers a serious head injury recalling only that she struck her head in the water. Cadence and the other older cousins (Johnny and Mirren) along with Gat Patil (the nephew of Carrie's partner Ed) are known by the family as 'The Liars'. The Sinclairs spend their summers on the island. Harris owns an island called Beechwood Island near Martha's Vineyard and has built a home for himself called Clairmont along with a house for each of his daughters. Harris has three daughters, Cadence's mother Penny, and her aunts Carrie and Bess. Although her family pretends to be perfect, Cadence knows that beneath the surface, the wealth and privilege have taken an insidious toll on her family and any unhappiness or odd behavior is ignored or repressed to perpetuate the image of refinement. However, not every summer is the same-when something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year, the four 'Liars' (Cadence, Johnny, Gat and Mirren) re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident.Ĭadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest grandchild of the wealthy Harris Sinclair. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer sitting gathered on their private island. We Were Liars focuses on the theme of consequences of one's mistakes. It was also listed as an ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2015. The novel has received critical acclaim and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. We Were Liars is a 2014 psychological horror young-adult novel by E. Young adult fiction, psychological thriller

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