Nine Perfect Strangers

Nine Perfect Strangers
Author	Liane Moriarty
Country	Australia
Published	2018
Pages	464
ISBN	978-1-4328-5900-8
Preceded by	Truly Madly Guilty

Nine Perfect Strangers is a 2018 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty. It was published on November 6, 2018.[1]

Synopsis

Nine Australians from different walks of life attend a pricey 10-day "Mind and Body Total Transformation Retreat" at a place called the Tranquillum House run by a mysterious Russian woman named Masha.

Characters

Tranquillum House staff:

Masha, the Russian woman that runs the Tranquillum House
Yao and Delilah, her dedicated employees

The nine strangers:

Frances, a romance novelist
Tony, a former Australian rules football star
Jessica, a plastic-surgery obsessed lottery winner
Ben, Jessica's car-obsessed husband
Carmel, a single mother of four who was left by her husband for a younger woman
Lars, a divorce lawyer who happens to be gay
Heather and Napoleon, a married couple who lost a twin son
Zoe, Heather and Napoleon's 20-year-old twin daughter

Reception

The book received mixed reviews.[2] Patty Rhule of USA Today gave the book two out of four stars, and said that it "does not match up to her captivating previous books." Specifically, she criticized the book for spending too many pages on character development.[3]

Television adaptation

In January 2020, it was announced that the novel would be adapted into a television series, premiering on Hulu in 2021. The series will be co-written by David E. Kelley, John-Henry Butterworth, and Samantha Strauss and will star Nicole Kidman as Masha and Melissa McCarthy as Frances.[4] On May 27, 2020, Manny Jacinto was cast in the role of Yao.[5]

References

"Fiction Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. Flatiron, $28.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-250-06982-5". Publishersweekly.com. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
Scottoline, Lisa (November 21, 2018). "Liane Moriarty's New Novel, Set at a Spa, Features Some Killer Treatments" – via NYTimes.com.
Rhule, Patty. "Liane Moriarty's 'Nine Perfect Strangers' seems a little too familiar: Review". USA TODAY.
Porter, Rick (January 7, 2020). "Melissa McCarthy to Star With Nicole Kidman in Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers'". The Hollywood Reporter.
Andreeva, Nellie (May 27, 2020). "'Nine Perfect Strangers': Manny Jacinto Joins Nicole Kidman & Melissa McCarthy In Hulu Limited Series". Deadline.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Fiction Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. Flatiron, $28.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-250-06982-5". Publishersweekly.com. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

[2] Scottoline, Lisa (November 21, 2018). "Liane Moriarty's New Novel, Set at a Spa, Features Some Killer Treatments" – via NYTimes.com.

[3] Rhule, Patty. "Liane Moriarty's 'Nine Perfect Strangers' seems a little too familiar: Review". USA TODAY.

[4] Porter, Rick (January 7, 2020). "Melissa McCarthy to Star With Nicole Kidman in Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers'". The Hollywood Reporter.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (May 27, 2020). "'Nine Perfect Strangers': Manny Jacinto Joins Nicole Kidman & Melissa McCarthy In Hulu Limited Series". Deadline.