We Were Liars by E. Lockhart centers around Cady, a teen girl coming from a rich family, who visits her family’s private island every summer with her aunts and cousins. Mysterious during her 15th summer on the island, she suffers a terrible head injury that leads her to forget all the events of that summer. Two long summer later, she finally comes back to the island with her mother and, with the help of her cousins, she discovers exactly what happened that dreadful summer. The CD cover for the We Were Liar soundtrack displays a giant mansion on the edge of a island. This represents Cady’s family’s private island. However, the picture is not clear, instead is in black and white and fairly blurry. By having the picture seem distant it helps symbolize