Paperback: 446 pages
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Arrow Books, Penguin, Random House 2019
Source: Tywyn Public Library
First Sentence: It would be inaccurate to say that my childhood was normal before they came.
Favourite Quote:“They weren’t bad books,” Phin countered patiently. “They were books that you didn’t enjoy. It’s not the same thing at all. The only bad books are books that are so badly written that no one will publish them. Any book that has been published is going to be a ‘good book’ for someone.”
Review Quote: ‘A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.’ Ian Rankin.
Main Characters: Libby, Lucy and Henry.
Setting: UK and France
My Opinion: Lisa Jewell
is an author whose work I first read in 2005, then again in 2014 and now three
titles since 2019. I think I can now say I am a regular reader and fan of her
writing. Took me long enough but now I am thoroughly enjoying her psychological
thrillers.
In ‘The
Family Upstairs’ two families become entangled in each other’s lives, living
together in a large London house that hides their secrets. The narrators are Libby,
who inherits the house, some twenty years later. Lucy a single mother in her
early forties living in France who receives a text, that makes her want to
return to the scene of her teenage years in London. Finally, Henry a young boy
living in the late 80’s early 90’s that tell us his dark and twisting story.
Told from these three characters perspectives in dual timelines the storyline
is scaringly plausible.
If you enjoy
a well written psychological thriller with lots of atmosphere, creepy
characters and scenarios, then this is definitely, one for you.
Links to Previous Reviews: Then She Was Gone Watching You The House We Grew Up In.
Précis Courtesy of Goodreads:
In a large house in London’s fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up.
In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note.
They’ve been dead for several days.
Who has been looking after the baby?
And where did they go?
Two entangled families.
A house with the darkest of secrets.
A compulsive new thriller from Lisa Jewell.
Video Trailer for ' The Family Upstairs' Courtesy of YouTube
Author Profile:
Lisa Jewell is an internationally bestselling author of successful novels, including, Then She Was Gone, I Found You, The Girls in the Garden, and The House We Grew Up In. Her debut novel in 1998 Ralph’s Party, was an instant bestseller. In total, her novels have sold over 2 million copies across the English speaking world. Her work has also been translated into sixteen languages. Lisa lives in London with her husband and their two daughters.
For more biographical information check out her Goodreads Profile
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Amazon Author Page Lisa Jewell - Official Facebook Page Wikipedia - Lisa Jewell
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