There is just a hint of gothic undertones to this book with the creepy garden and use of dangerous plants and the large dark house full of secrets.From the 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. The suspense and tension, propelling things forward. Happening, where we are finding out things from “What Happened 25 YearsĪgo” and the “Today Plot” almost side by side. Andīecause of the dual timelines, we sometimes get dual revelations This book focuses entirely on that and boy is it a doozy! It delves into some dark stuff and we find out just what happened at this house so long ago. I love a good dysfunctional family drama. I loved that all three were flawed, troubled characters – it made them all more interesting! I also found that I was equally invested in all three characters which isn’t always the case when there are multiple points of view. You have three characters and you aren’t quite sure what their connections are, but of course you know at some point that their stories will connect and it’s fun trying to figure out just how and why until it’s revealed. I loved the way this story was told, with the multiple points of view and alternating time lines.

My thoughts: I have been a fan of Lisa Jewell for some time now and was extremely fortunate to pick up a copy of this latest one at BookExpo this past Spring…this book was one that was high on everyone’s list as galleys were gone in 7 minutes! So that early morning sprint to the booth was well-worth it.

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.

And theįour other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three deadīodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in She is on a collision course to meet them.Īgo, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. Possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well-and Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions.Įverything in Libby’s life is about to change. She is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that With one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and Watching You comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.Īfter her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work toįind the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life.

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