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Big Little Truths Sequel: Monterey Moms Return

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Big Little Lies fans rejoice! Liane Moriartys sequel, Big Little Truths, hits shelves on August 25th, picking up with the Monterey moms navigating new challenges as their kids enter teenage years. Celeste grapples with her mother-in-laws mysterious behavior, Madeline faces her toughest trial yet, Jane questions her marriage, Bonnie seeks more than yoga, and Renata enjoys sweet revenge. The book, inspired by the 2014 novel and HBO series, will fuel the third season, with Laura Derns Renata role expanded due to her outstanding performance. Preorder now for a summer read!

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Big Little Truths Sequel: Monterey Moms Return

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Big Little Truths Sequel: Monterey Moms Return. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

This is Corey with the story with entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by the Daily News now, fans of Leanne Moriarty's big little lies have big news to celebrate. The author announced a sequel, called Big Little Truths, set for release on August 25. It picks up years later, with the monitoring moms facing new troubles as their kids hit the teenage years. The story dives into fresh drama for the familiar characters. The less deals with her mother-in-law's strange behavior, which might hide something darker. Madeline tackles her toughest challenge yet. Jane questions her marriage, and Bonnie finds yoga isn't enough anymore. Renata, meanwhile, enjoys some sweet revenge. The book builds on the original from 2014 that inspired the hit HBO series, starting in 2017. Stars like Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shaline Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, and Laura Dern brought the Monterey mothers to life, drawing from the tale. Of a single mom shaking up the community, Moriarty confirmed, Big Little Truths will fuel

the third season of the show, though she's staying hands off from production. She did admit Laura Dern stand out performance as Renata pushed her to expand that role in the book, saying it was impossible to sideline the character. Production on season 3 is moving quickly. Nicole Kidman shared in June that things are on track with Moriarty delivering the manuscript. The book is available for pre-order now, so fans can jump in this summer. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor. Some people meditate. I just lay down and press play, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.

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