In conversation with Liane Moriarty

Liane, 52, is the bestselling author of eight novels. Born in Sydney, she is the oldest of six children – she has four sisters and a brother. When the youngest was two, their mother began fostering kids, so there was always a baby in the house. Liane still lives in Sydney, with Adam, her partner of 14 years, and their two children, Anna, 10, and George, eight.

I feel lucky that I’m still so close to them. Nicola, Jaclyn and I are the writers in the family, and we’re all different,