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by E. Lockhart (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author)

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Why are they called the Liars? Is it just Cadence that refers to them that way? I thought they were known to the whole family as "the liars" and kept waiting for it to be explained...did I miss something?

K Actually, the truth is that there was supposed to be a section where it explained why they were called liars due to a few scenes occurring in this speâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðActually, the truth is that there was supposed to be a section where it explained why they were called liars due to a few scenes occurring in this specific section of the book that never made it be published.

My sister and I had personally asked Lockhart in person at a festival a few months back and this is what she told us. There was a section that was taken off and never got to be published because it was "boring" and "slow". The publishers didn't want to slow down the book so they just cut it out. Result? A title that doesn't make sense and no longer portrays to the story the way the author intended.
It has *nothing* to do with the older women, the grandfather, or the Littles. It had to do with the 'Liars' (Gat, Johnny, Mirren, Cadence) and just never printed. Cady refers to her group as such, but Lockhart didn't explain any further since it was during a signing.

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The kids were used by their mothers in an attempt in securing an inheritance.
Book analyzing can also include the lie of a perfect and normal life the Sinclairs lived. That beauty was a lie and Gat tried to call attention to it.(less)

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