Biography
Moriarty was raised in the north-west suburbs of Sydney. She has four sisters and one brother. Two of her sisters, Liane Moriarty and Nicola, are also novelists. Moriarty studied English and Law at the University of Sydney upon graduating from high school. She then completed a Masters in Law at Yale University and a PhD at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
She worked as an entertainment and media lawyer for four years before becoming a full-time writer. Moriarty was previously married to Canadian writer Colin McAdam, and they have one young son, Charlie. She currently lives in Sydney.
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