Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It's just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong?
Sam
and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two
little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a
cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. If there's
anything they can count on, it's each other.
Clementine and Erika
are each other's oldest friends. A single look between them can convey
an entire conversation. But theirs is a complicated relationship, so
when Erika mentions a last minute invitation to a barbecue with her
neighbors, Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam don't hesitate. Having
Tiffany and Vid's larger than life personalities there will be a welcome
respite.
Two months later, it won't stop raining, and Clementine
and Sam can't stop asking themselves the question: What if we hadn't
gone?
In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty takes on the
foundations of our lives: marriage, sex, parenthood, and friendship. She
shows how guilt can expose the fault lines in the most seemingly strong
relationships, how what we don't say can be more powerful than what we
do, and how sometimes it is the most innocent of moments that can do the
greatest harm.