Book info

• Title The Last Anniversary
• Author Liane Moriarty
• Year 2006
• Genre Mystery

70 years ago, the Munro family disappeared without a trace, leaving behind their newborn baby. When sisters Rose and Connie Doughty found her, they took her in and raised her as their own. Since then, the unsolved 'Munro Baby Mystery' has brought fame and fortune to their small island. But years later, after her sister's death and the arrival of newcomer Sophie Honeywell, Rose begins to wonder if she and Connie made the right decision all those years ago. How much longer can she cover up the lie that has sustained their community for generations? And what other secrets are hiding on the island?

Thoughts

It took me a while to get into this story, the family tree was quite confusing and it’s quite an out there idea. But of course, as with all Liane Moriarty books, you get drawn in by the complex and well-rounded characters, and you just have to know what’s going on, what the big twist is, and what’s going to happen. There was such desperate sadness throughout this, families abandoned or depression discovered or a longing for love, and you can’t help but need to see how it all turns out.

Rating: 3 / 5