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This famous Aussie author, whose work Nicole Kidman leant on to rejuvenate her career, has snapped up a Sydney home oozing with Hollywood indulgence.
Best-selling author Liane Moriarty is moving her family from the leafy north shore to Mosman having paid a reported $19.5m for a five-bedroom house on Balmoral slopes.
The hugely popular novelist has written nine books, including Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers.
They often centre on ethical dilemmas and are set in wealthy suburban communities.
In 2016, her book Truly Madly Guilty debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
Best-selling author Liane Moriarty’s new home.
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Nicole Kidman stars in the television adaptation of Nine Perfect Stranger and Liane’s latest book, Apples Never Fall, is being made into a series starring Sam O’Neill and Annette Bening.
Kidman’s first foray into streaming TV was via Moriarty’s 2014 hit series Big Little Lies.
Liane once told a journalist that after each novel is finished, she celebrates with friends and family at Bathers Pavilion in Balmoral. Now the author will be able to walk to the restaurant from her new home, swapping a tennis court in Pymble for a view out to the Heads and proximity to Balmoral Beach.
It has quite the inspiring view.
The home sold for around $19.5m.
One of the house’s five bedrooms.
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The oldest of six children, her sisters Jaclyn and Nicola are also authors, she grew up on Sydney’s north shore.
The five-bedroom, five-bathroom house with pool was marketed by Stefon Bertram, of Pello Lower North Shore. He declined to comment on the sale.
However records show that property sold two weeks before its expressions of interest campaign closed suggesting the three-level home was strongly contested.
Hugely successful author Liane Moriarty. Picture: Toby Zerna
The house did have a $19m guide and it is believed to have sold for around $19.5m.
The house was created by well-known architect Susan Rothwell and has been renovated with a new internal lift to all levels and bespoke interiors. There is a majestic entrance, dramatic elliptical staircase, limestone floors and a marble island kitchen with imported Italian cabinetry and a butler’s pantry.
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Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies. Credit: HBO
The house sits amid a landscaped garden with an automated gated driveway.
The sale is the highest in Mosman this year, eclipsing the $19.25m purchase of a deep waterfront in Shellbank Ave in April. The suburb record is $33m for a house in Stanley Ave. Meanwhile, according to PropTrack the median house price in Mosman is $5.39m, up 3.5 per cent in 12 months.
