Among the books that dominated the year of 2014 was E. Lockhart's bestselling young adult novel, We Were Liars. Thankfully, the gods at Prime Video were also fans of the un-put-downable novel, and as such they commissioned its adaptation, all eight episodes of which have just premiered on the streaming platform.

In keeping with the themes of the novel, We Were Liars tells the story of Cadence Sinclair Eastman, as those in her orbit try to piece together what happened to her the summer prior. What ensues is an all-encompassing mystery, which involves the entire family.

In case you've found yourself scratching your head at who everybody in the Sinclair clan is, we've devised a family tree that explains who's who.

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The Sinclair family, explained

Cadence Sinclair Eastman

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Jessie Redmond

Parents: Penny Sinclair and Sam Eastman

Siblings: None

Grandparents: Harris Sinclair and Tipper Taft

Cousins: Johnny, Will, Mirren, Liberty, and Bonnie

Lives: Windemere

Johnny Sinclair Dennis

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Parents: Carrie Sinclair and William Dennis

Siblings: Will

Grandparents: Harris Sinclair and Tipper Taft

Cousins: Cadence, Mirren, Liberty, and Bonnie

Lives: Red Gate

Mirren Sinclair Sheffield

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Jessie Redmond

Parents: Bess Sinclair and Brody Sheffield

Siblings: Liberty and Bonnie

Grandparents: Harris Sinclair and Tipper Taft

Cousins: Cadence, Johnny and Will

Lives: Cuddledown

Gat Patil

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Jessie Redmond

Parents: Maya and unknown

Uncle: Ed Patil

Lives: Red Gate

Penny Sinclair

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Parents: Harris Sinclair and Tipper Taft

Siblings: Bess and Carrie

Ex-husband: Sam Easton

Children: Cadence

Lives: Windemere

Bess Sinclair

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Jessie Redmond

Parents: Harris Sinclair and Tipper Taft

Siblings: Carrie and Penny

Husband: Brody Sheffield

Children: Mirren, Liberty and Bonnie

Lives: Cuddledown

Ed Patil

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Amazon Prime Video

Partner: Carrie Sinclair

Nephew: Gat Patil

Lives: Red Gate

Harris Sinclair

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Jessie Redmond

Wife: Tipper Taft

Children: Bess, Carrie and Penny

Grandchildren: Cadence, Johnny, Will, Mirren, Liberty and Bonnie

Lives: Clairmont

Tipper Taft

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Jessie Redmond

Husband: Harris Sinclair

Children: Bess, Carrie and Penny

Grandchildren: Cadence, Johnny, Will, Mirren, Liberty and Bonnie

Lives: Clairmont

We Were Liars is available to stream now on Prime Video.


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Naomi May
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Naomi May is a seasoned culture journalist and editor with over ten years’ worth of experience in shaping stories and building digital communities. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard, where she worked across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Digital Editor at ELLE Magazine and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others. Naomi is also the host of the ELLE Collective book club.