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    Family Upstairs: A Novel
    Family Upstairs: A Novel
    Family Upstairs: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    Family Upstairs: A Novel

    Written by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland and Dominic Thorburn

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    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
    A GOOD MORNING AMERICA COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK

    “Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author

    “A haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.

    Be careful who you let in.

    Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.

    She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them.

    Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone.

    In The Family Upstairs, the master of “bone-chilling suspense” (People) brings us the can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.

    Editor's Note

    Will keep you guessing…

    Libby Jones doesn’t know she’s an adopted child until she receives a house that’s been kept in a trust for her from her birth parents well after they died in said house by apparent suicide. But what really happened within those walls?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 5, 2019
    ISBN9781508287698
    Author

    Lisa Jewell

    Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.

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    • 5/5
      I loved this. The audio narration is fantastic. The story is addictive and I just couldn't stop listening. I also really love the ending: It was satisfying.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I was riveted. I go through 2 books a week. All pretty good. But this one was amazing. I’ll read more books by her.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I really got pulled into the story, wanting to see how the different main characters and storylines fit together. I liked how sometimes the reader was given foreshadowing to the ‘official’ mood reveal of information but also sometimes taken down different paths before the final version of things was laid out. Most of the main characters felt complex and real. Though, I sometimes wish there was more to explain the thinking and motives of certain characters, there would be no way to have done that with the writing style the author chose. And if she had taken on a writing style to let the reader see into those other characters, I think the book would have suffered because I think her approach to telling to story is part of what made it an enjoyable read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was great! I couldn't stop listening! I highly recommend!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      It was really good with just an “ok” ending. I’m kinda left feeling meh

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It was okay I didn't enjoy it as much as her other books but it was okay

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Maybe one of Lisa Jewells best pieces, which is difficult to say as I’ve enjoyed most of hers, but this one is a rollercoaster of a story with wholesome events and creepy, stalker family stories all rolled into one.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This was my first Lisa Jewell book and it did not disappoint. Very well written, held my attention and kept me guessing. Each of the plot twists came as a surprise. I could appreciate the different perspective / characters that served as narrators.. great read over all.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      In a large house in Chelsea a baby is crying in a cot. The baby seems cared for but in the kitchen are three dead bodies.I have only read one other book by Lisa Jewell and enjoyed it so I don't know why I haven't read more. This book I also really enjoyed.The story is told by Henry, son of Henry and Martina Lamb and what happens when friends move in a make themselves welcome. Libby has inherited the house and wants to know more about her family. Lucy is doing her best to get to England with her two children. This story is so compelling. A very easy read with plenty going on and with twists along the way. I found I read this book very quickly wanting to know what had happened and why, and how everybody was connected to each other.I really enjoyed this thriller and will certainly read more by Lisa Jewel.

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    • 5/5
      This book is full of unexpected twists and turns that keep you guessing until the end it was a fun book to read.

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    • 5/5
      This book kept my attention the ENTIRE time. I kept wanting to know what happens next. This book was wild. The ending has me SHOOK!!!

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    • 5/5
      Very captivating story. It brought tears to my eyes a couple of times :)
    • 5/5
      This book had me looking forward to the second I could listen next. Very interesting and would highly recommend.
    • 4/5
      Definitely enjoyed this more on audio than reading with my eyes with my own ecopy. There are some heavy topics, so check TW’s. But otherwise, this would be typical Lisa Jewell brand of F*cked up and I’m always here for it! Told in multiple POV’s and alternating timelines.
    • 5/5
      Such a great read! Don't even think about it, just get going!
    • 4/5
      It is a Good read. Looking forward to part 2.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. Kept all of the important parts hidden until just the right times.
    • 5/5
      This book is SO good. It actually took me a while to get through it because it stressed me out so much! But the writing was too good so I kept coming back! Glad I did.
    • 5/5
      This is the best book I have read in 2 years! It was so well written and interesting. The chapters were tantalizing. So much so at the end I was satisfied.
    • 5/5
      The audiobook is amazing! Kept my interest throughout. Great story. Great twists.
    • 4/5
      I’ve watched enough documentaries about cults and how they start to find the basis of this “out there” tale very believable.

      Unraveling who’s who is confusing at first, and even after you’ve figured it out you reach another level of the story that makes you question it all over again.

      At least one unreliable narrator keeps you guessing right up to the end, and some questions are just never answered …not in a bad way…but in a way that will keep you turning parts of the story over in your head, left with a lingering sense of dread long after the “happy” ending.

    • 5/5
      So good on every level! Great audiobook! ❤️❤️❤️?Highly recommend this suspenseful thriller!
    • 5/5
      Great book! Suspenseful. Feels a bit predictable but then it all just twists around.
    • 5/5
      I really love Lisa Jewell's books, I honestly can't get enough of them. I liked the narrates and thoroughly enjoyed this experience.
    • 5/5
      Excellent, from plot to character development — and especially the narrators. Well done!
    • 5/5
      Good story by one of my favorite authors. Always a good ending
    • 4/5
      So good! I thought I knew the twist, but I was wrong. I can’t wait for the second book. What will Henry do?
    • 5/5
      Absolutely amazing book ! I Couldn’t stop reading it !
    • 5/5
      Riveting is the first word that comes to my mind.
    • 4/5
      Absolutely stunning narration! This trio could read to me anytime. I don’t think this has as many twists and turns as people will think it does.

      But damn.

      I enjoyed it.

      I’m a big fan of books about cults and this inadvertently delivered. It gave me murder, it gave me stunning writing, and characters to root for the whole time.

      This doesn’t have profound plot twists (as any mystery reader could tell you) and it’s not the most delightful and shocking thriller. It’s a damn good domestic that you can listen to and enjoy. Just turn your brain off a bit? At least that’s what I did. Sounds heartless, I know. But again, this wasn’t something that surprised me. I just enjoyed the ride.