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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The prequel to the blockbuster We Were Liars, is now available in a deluxe paperback edition with gorgeous sprayed edges and all new in-depth exclusive content, including a chapter from the author's upcoming new novel set in the same universe.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS * THE GUARDIAN * SHELF AWARENESS

The thrilling prequel to the TikTok phenomenon We Were Liars takes readers back to the summer that the Sinclair family's lives changed forever.

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A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.

A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.

A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.

A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Twenty-seven years before the events of We Were Liars comes another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for

decades—a story that is scandalous, tragic, and layered with mystery.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.

They were always liars.

Series Overview: We Were Liars: Deluxe Edition (Delacorte Press, Summer 2025)We Fell Apart: A Liars Novel(Delacorte Press, Fall 2025)

About the Author

E. Lockhart is author of the #1 New York Times bestselling LIARS novels: We Were Liars and Family of Liars; as well as Genuine Fraud, Again Again, and her forthcoming stand-alone novel We Fell Apart (Fall 2025). Her other books include Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and the Ruby Oliver Quartet: The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY