AbeBooks.com: Last Anniversary (9781405918510) by Liane Moriarty and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. The young sisters decided to take that baby in as their own naming the baby Enigma. Most of the different terminology I was able to understand what Moriarty was saying and as the book went on I thought nothing of the differences in the writing. Scribbly Gum is the home of the famous Murano Baby Mystery. The baby’s parents, Alice and Jack Munro, vanished, leaving few clues to their whereabouts. On their fortieth birthday, a member of the family gets to learn the truth. Now Thomas is back in her life because Sophie has unexpectedly inherited his aunt Connie's house on Scribbly Gum Island -- home of the famously unsolved Munro Baby mystery"--Publisher website (November 2006). Each character has a different life lesson that they learn. Lisa : A woman who met her boyfriend in a bookstore. They have turned the island from a desolate place not too far from Sydney into a sort of theme park centered around the mystery of the Munro Baby. Among Liane Moriarty great creations of novels, this one is one of her best. The circumstances around the abandonment created a national media sensation. Although, I think the novel should be closer to the mystery shelf. The two sisters named the child 'Enigma' and raised her in their large loving family. Looking at The Last Anniversary as a whole, I really liked reading it. This novel surprised me as I expected it to be a fiction story with a happy ending. A year later he married his travel agent, while Sophie has been mortifyingly single ever since. Shirley : Excitable bunch of women in their fifties. A single mystery is subtly placed throughout the book. Author Liane Moriarty is Austrailian, therefore the setting of the book is in Australia. It leads you to have to figure out who is talking for yourself. Now Thomas is back in her life because Sophie has unexpectedly inherited his aunt Connie's house on Scribbly Gum Island-home of the famously unsolved Munro Baby mystery.Sophie moves onto the island and begins a new life as part of an unconventional family, where it seems everyone has a secret. The baby- later named Enigma- was the daughter of island residents Jack and Alice Munro who dissapeared one day and have never been seen since. Moriarty adds humor and danger all together to create a piece of writing that keeps you wanting more. The parents of the baby, Alice and Jack Munro, are missing. When I started the novel, I was taken back when I realized it was written in third person. I would recommend any young adult or adult to read this book, specifically women. Sophie moves onto the island and begins a new life as part of an unconventional family, where it seems everyone has a secret. Now Thomas is back in her life because Sophie has unexpectedly inherited his aunt Connie's house on Scribbly Gum Island—home of the famously unsolved Munro Baby mystery. The Last Anniversary begins in 1932 on Scribbly Gum Island when sisters Connie and Rose find a baby left alone in a desserted house. I typically enjoy reading books written in first person. Tags: Australia, families, Hawkesbury River, Liane Moriarty, memory, Munro Baby Mystery, relationships, The Last Anniverary, © Copyright Karen Brooks 2015 site by Media Box. Moriarty paints the characters so well, even the minor ones are three-dimensional and, just like real people, can be alternately annoying, fascinating and adorable. Throughout the book, short conversations are shared in private among Rose and Enigma about the truth but, they never tell the audience what that truth is. Sophie moves onto the island and begins a new life as part of an unconventional family, where it … Sophie moves onto the island and begins a new life as part of an unconventional family, where it seems everyone has a secret. Why did they just leave their little girl? Sophie moves onto the island and begins a new life as part of an unconventional family, where it seems everyone has a secret. In this one chapter you have mystery, danger, humor and friendship. I was proven wrong on the first page. I love reading mystery books and this book pleasantly surprised me with a mystery. Set on an island (Scribbly Gum) in the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia, it centres around Sophie Honeywell, a sweet-natured woman who reflects upon her life and decides that because she is in her late thirties, single and childless, she may have made some huge mistakes, including letting the man who asked her to marry him, Thomas Gordon, get away years earlier. 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