There is an exception, however, when toward the end of the story Aunt Rose reveals the family's mysterious secrets as she tells hers and Connie's story in the past tense. The story jumps back and forth from the present to the past, always maintaining the present tense. Genres Fiction Chick Lit Audiobook Adult Fiction. Her first novel, Three Wishes, was published in seven countries. The Last Anniversary is her second novel. Sophie has three men interested in her and she holds out hope that she'll finally get a husband and children which she thinks will complete her life. Liane Moriarty is an advertising copywriter turned author who grew up in Sydney, Australia. Rose is relieved to finally let the others know that she is Enigma's mother Jack and Alice Munro were made up characters to hide the fact of Rose's pregnancy due to a rape. Her children and grandchildren struggle with their own lives and their lack of knowing the secret of what happened to the Munros.Īfter Connie's death, the family holds the last anniversary of the Munro disappearance where the secret is revealed. The Munro baby named Enigma is about 70-years-old now and she is still happy about her celebrity. Sophie is taken in by this quirky family as she adapts to island life and struggles with the search for a husband. In this entertaining story, she addresses family relationships, romantic love, marital difficulties and disappointments, the joys and worries of parenthood, career paths, and much, much, more. Sophie had been the girlfriend of their great nephew, Thomas Gordon. Liane Moriarty never disappoints- her characters and characterizations are funny, poignant, and relatable. The girls raise the baby and build a business based on the Munro baby mystery.Ībout 70 years later, Connie dies and leaves her island house to a 39-year-old woman named Sophie Honeywell. They became famous when they discover a baby at the home of couple Alice and Jack Munro who have mysteriously disappeared. Two sisters, Connie and Rose Doughty, grew up there during the Great Depression.

'The Last Anniversary' is the story of a quirky family living on Scribbly Gum Island near Sydney, Australia.

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty