Study Guide

Big Little Lies Chapter 27

By Liane Moriarty

Chapter 27

The chapter starts with an outline of the socioeconomic breakdown of Pirriwee. There are tradespeople, hippies, and wealthy gentrifiers. And all of their kids go to the same school: Pirriwee Public.
This causes a wee bit of strain.
Celeste and Perry are definitely two of the wealthy gentrifiers.
Celeste comes home and makes herself a cup of tea. The house-cleaners are vacuuming on the second floor, and she doesn't want to disturb them. They cost $200/week.
For Celeste and Perry, this is chump change.
Celeste busies herself at the computer, giving wildly to charity. She spends something like $25,000 in less than an hour.
No, really.
The doorbell rings. It's a florist, with an unbelievably beautiful bouquet of flowers from Perry.
But they depress Celeste. It's a reminder of the violence.
She goes to the computer again, initially intending to Google a local marriage counselor. Instead, she Googles "domestic violence."