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Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest grandchild of the wealthy Harris Sinclair. Although her family pretends to be perfect, Cadence knows that beneath the surface, wealth and privilege have taken a serious toll on her family and that any unhappiness or odd behavior is ignored or repressed to maintain the image of superiority and sophistication.

Cadence usually spends her summers on her family's private island with her cousins and bestfriend Helen and Johnny - and Gat. However, everything changes when Cadence suffers a serious head injury. With no memories of that night, Cadence tries to piece together what really happened to her.

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- First person narration from Cadence's point of view
- Cadence says she likes "a twist of meaning" - likes phrases and stories with double meaning
- Suffers from memory loss

Can we trust that her point of view is accurate and truthful?

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- Broken chronology
- Summer 17: Present day from which the story is told
- Flashbacks to summer 8, 14, 15 & 16

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A fairy tale about a king who makes his daughters compete in showing their love for him, in the hopes of inheriting his land and fortune. However, when one of the daughters wins the king's good graces, she realises that he is cruel and power mad, and that she now is stuck with him.

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A fairy tale about a king who sacrifices his daughters one by one to ward of a dragon which is threatening his kingdom. After having sent his final daughter into the jaws of the dragon the king is filled with regret. Too late, nonetheless.

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- One of the Liars
- 17 years old
- Oldest of the "Sinclair children" - heiress
- Was in an accident during the summer when she was 15
- Suffers severe head aches and memory loss - has no recollection of the accident
- Has completely changed her appearance and attitude since the accident
- Is giving away her possessions

"It is true I suffer migraines since my accident. It is true I don not suffer fools. I like a twist of meaning. You see?" (p.4)

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- The nephew of Carrie's boyfriend
- Does not come from an "old money family"
- Indian heritage

"He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever." (p.10)

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- Cady's cousin (Carries son)
- The second eldest Sinclair grandchild

"Johhny is bounce, effort and snark" (p. 8)

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- Cady's cousin (Bess' daughter)
- The third oldest Sinclair grandchild

"Mirren is sugar, curiosity and rain". (p. 8)

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The patriarch of the Sinclair family.
Rules over the family members with and iron fist.
Comes from a highly regarded linage of old money.

"Granddad's only failure was that he never had a son." (p. 6)

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Harris Sinclair's wife. Cady's grandmother.
Plays the part of the perfect housewife and socialite.
Passes away between summer 14 and summer 15.

"He married Tipper and kept her in the kitchen and the garden. He put her on display in pearls and on sailboats. Se seemed to enjoy it." (p. 6)

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- Cadence's mother

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- Cadence's father
- Left the family for another woman when Cadence was 15

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Carrie Sinclair Dennis & Bess Sinclair Sheffield

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Carrie Sinclair Dennis & Bess Sinclair Sheffield

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Cady's aunts. Parents to Johnny, Mirren and the Littles.

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- Gat spends his first summer at Beechwood Island

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- Cady's father leaves the family
- Grandma Tipper has passed away
- Cady realises she loves Gat - but he has a girlfriend, Raquel
- Cady suffers an accident - she does not remember what happened to her

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- For the first time ever, Cady does not spend her summer at Beechwood Island. Instead she travels Europe with her father.
- She writes many emails and letters to her cousins but gets no responses.
- Cady struggels with illness and migraines since her accident
- Cady starts giving away her possessions

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- Cady continues to give away all her possessions.
- Cady returns to Beechwood Island for the first time since her accident

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Gat's girlfriend back in New York during summer 15.

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Modern day America
Novel written in 2014

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The Witch & The Children (p. 196 - 198) 

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The Witch & The Children (p. 196 - 198) 

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- American upper class, the "American" royalty
- Old money democrats