Book info

• Title Three Wishes
• Author Liane Moriarty
• Year 2003
• Genre Contemporary

For sisters Lyn, Cat and Gemma Kettle, the year they turn thirty-three is no exception. Sensible Lyn is struggling to balance being a mother, wife and businesswoman without losing her mind. Cat, whose perfect marriage is the envy of all her friends, never suspected that her husband had been hiding a secret that will tear her life apart. Directionless Gemma, who changes jobs and boyfriends every few months, has just met a new man who could be the one to unlock her hidden past. The bonds of these sisters are strong enough to withstand whatever life throws at them. That is until the night of their thirty-fourth birthday dinner, when home truths are revealed and things are said that can't be taken back...

Thoughts

I probably read this too close to the previous Liane Moriarty book but it’s when it became available to me and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity. At first I was a bit confused because there were a lot of characters - triplets and their extended friends and family - but gradually it all pieced itself together. As always, this was just a fascinating character study, three very different girls and how they ended up at a disaster of a birthday dinner. It’s not my favourite of the Moriarty books I’ve read so far but it is still of exceptional quality and worth every minute.

Rating: 4 / 5