The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up In
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Published:
3 July, 2014
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Description
An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs and None of This is True comes a new edition of The House We Grew Up In, with a brand new introduction from Lisa Jewell!
'Unputdownable' RED
'Simply stunning' Daily Mail
'Fantastically gripping' HELLO!
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When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together?
The Birds seem to be the perfect family: mother, father, four children, a charming cottage in the country.
But one Easter weekend, something happens - something so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can bring themselves to talk about it.
The family shatters, seemingly for good.
Until, years later, they are forced to return to the house they grew up in, and to confront what really broke the family apart . . .
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Readers can't get enough of The House We Grew Up In:
***** 'I could NOT put it down!'
***** 'A captivating page-turner'
***** 'It's one of the very best books I've read this year.'
***** 'A fantastic novel'
***** 'Lisa Jewel is an amazing writer'
***** 'Brilliant and fantastically written!'
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099559559 |
| ISBN10 | 0099559552 |
| Number Of Pages | 448 |
| Item Weight | 328 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 30 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cornerstone |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The author’s best yet… A fantastically gripping story with a couple of powerful shocks. * Hello! *
Her best novel to date.... It’s an evocative, thought-provoking and fascinating book that gets under your skin. Just brilliant. * Fabulous.co.uk *
Clever, intelligent and believable on a subject few of us really understand. Lorrie is one of the most vivid - and complex - characters I've read in years. Wonderful. * Jojo Moyes *
Simply stunning. * Daily Mail *
Unputdownable * Red Magazine *
Poignant, heart-wrenching & beautifully told, the author's best tale yet. * The Sun *
The House We Grew Up In is a truly brilliant novel, it had me hooked from start to finish. * mebookshelfandi.co.uk *
A poignant page-turner. * Fabulous Magazine, Sun on Sunday *
Beautifully written. * Heat *
Jewell cleverly and thoughtful portrays her steady decline and the effect it has on her family which has other secrets waiting to emerge. Imaginative and well executed. * Sunday Mirror *
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Author's Bio
Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-three novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a number one New York Times and Sunday Times author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and been published in more than thirty languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, Daisy, a Romanian rescue dog, and a mad orange cat called Ivy. @lisajewelluk on Twitter @lisajewelluk on Instagram @lisajewellofficial on Facebook.