![]() Beneath the surface, the Sinclair sisters are deeply dependent on their father, needing both his money and his approval to survive. The Sinclair clan attempt to maintain a façade of absolute perfection, but as Cady notes at the beginning of the novel, that image is built on lies and fantasy. The Sinclairs are an old New England family: Harris and Tipper have three daughters, Penny, Carrie, and Bess, each of whom has a large house on Beechwood island and an enormous inheritance. However, while Gat-who is South Asian and therefore an outsider in this Old New England family-is superficially welcomed into the family, it is clear that the budding romance between him and Cady creates tension among the Sinclairs, especially for the patriarch of the family, Harris. Gat is about the same age as Cady, Johnny, and Mirren, and the four become fast friends, calling themselves “the Liars” Cady and Gat also eventually fall in love and begin to spend more time alone together during their teenage years. ![]() Everything changes during Year Eight, however, as Cady’s aunt Carrie brings her boyfriend Ed and his nephew Gat. The summers of Cady’s childhood were uneventful, as she played with her two cousins, Johnny and Mirren. ![]() Eighteen-year-old Cady Eastman has spent nearly every summer of her life on the private island of Beechwood, near Martha’s Vineyard, along with the rest of the wealthy Sinclair family. ![]()
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