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The Family Remains

The Family Remains

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  • Author：Lisa Jewell
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The Family Upstairs has gripped audiences around the world， becoming a smash hit with readers everywhere。 In 2022 no。 1 bestselling author Lisa Jewell will publish a sequel。

**Pre-order now to be one of the first to read it。**

'Enthralling' RUTH WARE
'Gripping' OLIVIA COLMAN
'Engrossing' IAN RANKIN
'Twisty' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Excellent' GUARDIAN
'Stupendous' RUTH JONES
'Brilliant' SARAH PINBOROUGH
'Unputdownable' C。L。 TAYLOR

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Reviews

Jen L ，

3。5 it wrapped up the first book's in a tidy bow 3。5 it wrapped up the first book's in a tidy bow 。。。more

readwithrose ，

What an amazing book！ I was hooked from the very beginning as I started this book—I loved The Family Upstairs and Lisa Jewell did not disappoint with this sequel！！！

Joanna Lambert ，

I think I really should have read The Family Upstairs before embarking on this。 However， there were enough pointers to fill me on what had happened previously。 Set against a backdrop of the discovery of human remains in the Thames， The Family Remains is the sequel to The Family Upstairs - a 'what happened next' to the characters。 Switching between them and on different timelines， it's a cleverly written novel which finishes with one character just as something dramatic happens。 The story kept my I think I really should have read The Family Upstairs before embarking on this。 However， there were enough pointers to fill me on what had happened previously。 Set against a backdrop of the discovery of human remains in the Thames， The Family Remains is the sequel to The Family Upstairs - a 'what happened next' to the characters。 Switching between them and on different timelines， it's a cleverly written novel which finishes with one character just as something dramatic happens。 The story kept my interest， it was quirky and different， but nonetheless very enjoyable。 My curiosity is such that I'm tempted to go back and read The Family Upstairs in order to uncover the whole story。My thanks to Lisa Jewell， Penguin Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of The Family Upstairs in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Joy Lenton ，

What a great gem of a book by Lisa Jewell！ This requested， hotly anticipated sequel to the unforgettable The Family Upstairs lives up to the hype。 It is superbly executed with several twists and turns and a compelling cast of old and new characters to savour。Rachel’s harrowing relationship with Michael is crafted with great insight and tremendous sensitivity。 I love how the seemingly disparate stories from the present involving Rachel， Lucy， Libby， Henry and Phil are woven together seamlessly wi What a great gem of a book by Lisa Jewell！ This requested， hotly anticipated sequel to the unforgettable The Family Upstairs lives up to the hype。 It is superbly executed with several twists and turns and a compelling cast of old and new characters to savour。Rachel’s harrowing relationship with Michael is crafted with great insight and tremendous sensitivity。 I love how the seemingly disparate stories from the present involving Rachel， Lucy， Libby， Henry and Phil are woven together seamlessly with the past in alternating timelines。Together they create added depth and texture to the narrative and provide another layer of comprehension to what really happened many years ago。 Events might be escapable， and memory an unreliable witness， yet the family are still held hostage to the past。DCI Osuwu is focused on solving the bag of bones dredged from the river Thames mystery but is soon caught up with trying to unravel its links to the previous inhabitants of number 16 Cheyne Walk and the people they love。The investigation provokes fear and anxiety in those who know what occurred in that house but would rather keep it covered up。 Are they about to be found out or not？ A compulsive read and a brilliant psychological thriller。 Grateful thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for the eARC。 。。。more

Christina （ChristinaBethReads） ，

I loved The Family Upstairs and was really excited to read this sequel。 They say it’s a standalone but I recommend reading The Family Upstairs first to understand the characters and family dynamics that carry over into this book。 I read the first book over a year ago and had to google a bit to refresh my memory of what took place。 The pace was very slow and each chapter skipped around with different characters and timelines。 Some characters were from the first book and some were new。 It was hard I loved The Family Upstairs and was really excited to read this sequel。 They say it’s a standalone but I recommend reading The Family Upstairs first to understand the characters and family dynamics that carry over into this book。 I read the first book over a year ago and had to google a bit to refresh my memory of what took place。 The pace was very slow and each chapter skipped around with different characters and timelines。 Some characters were from the first book and some were new。 It was hard to keep track of what was going on and because of the slow pace I was beginning to not care。 I put it down for a while and read other things。 I eventually came back to this and stuck it out to the end。 It wound up all coming together in a satisfying way but it just moved too slow to be enjoyable。 。。。more

Kimberly ，

Thanks Goodreads and Simon & Schuster！Loved this Lisa Jewell sequel。 It held my attention and I couldn’t hardly put it down。 She never disappoints。Can’t wait to read more of her books！

Hannah ，

I liked the original family upstairs and was so pleased and intrigued to find out their was a sequel。 It might be because I usually like Lisa Jewell’s books and I had quite high expectations but I did struggle a bit with this book。 I liked how the story rounded off and the plot was interesting but not a great deal happened for the first 75% of the book。 I found myself putting off finishing it and then raced through the last bit。 I thought that there were a few stretches of the imagination making I liked the original family upstairs and was so pleased and intrigued to find out their was a sequel。 It might be because I usually like Lisa Jewell’s books and I had quite high expectations but I did struggle a bit with this book。 I liked how the story rounded off and the plot was interesting but not a great deal happened for the first 75% of the book。 I found myself putting off finishing it and then raced through the last bit。 I thought that there were a few stretches of the imagination making me struggle a bit more than I had with the first and that I felt undermined the plot。 I’m really glad I got to read it though and thank you to netgalley because I would have bought it otherwise。 。。。more

Amanda ，

I mean， this was just GOOD。 A twisted family drama/thriller involving murder， abuse and hidden identity。 This book has the perfect eerie tone and slowly enfolds all of the interconnected stories/subplots as the book goes on and it is delectable to the very last page！ This book opens with the discovery of a dead body and the re-opening of a twenty year old cold case。 The story then closely follows the lives of Rachel， Henry and Lucy。 Rachel has just married a seemingly perfect man named Michael。 I mean， this was just GOOD。 A twisted family drama/thriller involving murder， abuse and hidden identity。 This book has the perfect eerie tone and slowly enfolds all of the interconnected stories/subplots as the book goes on and it is delectable to the very last page！ This book opens with the discovery of a dead body and the re-opening of a twenty year old cold case。 The story then closely follows the lives of Rachel， Henry and Lucy。 Rachel has just married a seemingly perfect man named Michael。 Henry has reconstructed his face and altered his appearance to be near identical to Phin （whose name he is also using） and Lucy is making ends meet whilst taking care of her children and making herself scarce。 I was so enthralled by all of their stories， especially Rachel’s （I was shocked and horrified by many moments in her story line）。 *Please note， I think it’s very important to give a TW for sexual assault for this book。 If this is something you are sensitive to， I wouldn’t recommend。。*This book is advertised as a standalone and I have not read the first book （though I will now immediately be doing that） but it seems that in this case it may be helpful， as I felt I was missing some important background details that a reader who has read book one wouldn’t be missing。 I will probably re-read this after I finish The Family Upstairs and I’m sure I will pick up some additional details。 Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller！！ 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lee ，

I really enjoyed this sequel

Hannah Mills ，

4。5 ⭐️ Full review soon！

Shawna Wilson ，

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I made。 a huge mistake and read the reviews and was so excited。 They all kept talking about the ending and how they didn't see it coming。 The book was very confusing to me。 I had to refer back to the cast of characters that is in the front of the book。 It kept going back and forth。 It was a good story， but wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book。 The twist at the end was good， but I was set up for something crazy。 It was a solid read and most people will Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I made。 a huge mistake and read the reviews and was so excited。 They all kept talking about the ending and how they didn't see it coming。 The book was very confusing to me。 I had to refer back to the cast of characters that is in the front of the book。 It kept going back and forth。 It was a good story， but wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book。 The twist at the end was good， but I was set up for something crazy。 It was a solid read and most people will like it， I just didn't like being confused。 。。。more

Bookworm Blogger ，

Full review to come。

Kavitha Shastry ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ** This review applies to an advance copy received as part of a giveaway **This wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book， but maybe I shouldn't be surprised， as the Family Upstairs was also not high on my list。I read the first installment maybe two years ago and don't remember all of it -- that could have been part of the problem。 There were some attempts to recap the action from Part One， but I found them a little distracting and repetitive。 They kept alluding to what we learned about the family and ** This review applies to an advance copy received as part of a giveaway **This wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book， but maybe I shouldn't be surprised， as the Family Upstairs was also not high on my list。I read the first installment maybe two years ago and don't remember all of it -- that could have been part of the problem。 There were some attempts to recap the action from Part One， but I found them a little distracting and repetitive。 They kept alluding to what we learned about the family and the secrets in the first book without properly summarizing them， so now I feel the need to go back and read a book I didn't even like that much just to try to make sense of what happened here。Outside of that， this book suffers from too many perspectives -- there were at least 6 different storytellers whose narrations were woven together from one very short chapter to the next。 Only two of them were identified at the top of each chapter， so I would sometimes get confused as to who I was hearing from。 There were also two characters， a mother and daughter， with very similar names -- very easily confused considering how many main characters there were。 And there are so many characters， I can't remember who was in the first book and what roles they played， and how centrally they figure in the overall picture。 Again， maybe that's my fault， but it's hard to keep track。On top of the multiple POVs， there were also two different time frames -- one story arc set in 2016， the other in 2019。 And frankly， the Rachel/Michael story arc， while obviously related to the "present day" story， really didn't have any bearing on the action。 I guess it was meant to provide the secret that Lucy was trying to hide， but since Lucy didn't factor into that story until the point when the two arcs met it seemed pointless -- probably just to set up a storyline the Part Three that is inevitably to come。 Hopefully I'll remember more of this book if I choose to read that one。****SPOILERS-ISH BELOW****Outside of the structural issues with the book， there wasn't really a resolution。 The mystery introduced at the start is solved， but only with vagaries and no justice。 One character just presumes her brother killed the victim， but doesn't really know what happened。 The brother kind of convinces himself he didn't do the murder when someone else takes the fall for it。 He assumes the detective knows he's lying， but still gets away with it。 And I'm not sure I understand the family dynamics。 A brother and sister who haven't seen each other in 25 years， who've had no contact with each other， come together seamlessly， nieces and nephews and dogs too。 The one third party from the "house of horrors" from their childhood， who appears to be stalked by the brother the entirety of the book， ends up befriending them too。 Maybe all the questions will be resolved in the next book -- I assume there will be another chapter for this family。 But as a standalone， it was not particularly satisfying。 。。。more

Alison S。 ，

While I loved The Family Upstairs， I don't see the necessity of the coming of this book。 The Family Remains is more like a character-study fiction than a thriller/mystery since it lacks the trists and even thrills。 Although this is a quick read and the writing is quite neat， I won't recommend it to anyone except the fan of The Family Upstairs。 While I loved The Family Upstairs， I don't see the necessity of the coming of this book。 The Family Remains is more like a character-study fiction than a thriller/mystery since it lacks the trists and even thrills。 Although this is a quick read and the writing is quite neat， I won't recommend it to anyone except the fan of The Family Upstairs。 。。。more

bookishcharli ，

I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs so I was super excited to hear that Lisa was writing a sequel to it， and holy moly it was just as brilliant with lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming！ You really can’t go wrong with a Lisa Jewell thriller。 The chapters in this one all relate back to the first book， so while it says this is a standalone sequel， I do think you should read the first one in order to fully understand the characters and backstories。 Naturally Henry is just as creepy I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs so I was super excited to hear that Lisa was writing a sequel to it， and holy moly it was just as brilliant with lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming！ You really can’t go wrong with a Lisa Jewell thriller。 The chapters in this one all relate back to the first book， so while it says this is a standalone sequel， I do think you should read the first one in order to fully understand the characters and backstories。 Naturally Henry is just as creepy in this book as he is in the first one， maybe more so， and you never know what the hell he is going to do next。 This book is one hell of a gripping， page turning ride and I enjoyed every second of it！ TW: mentions of emotional abuse and sexual assault。 Thank you so much to Century for sending me a proof of this one！ 。。。more

Sheryle ，

I was a huge fan of The Family Upstairs and was expecting a lot from this sequel。 I am very happy to say that I was not disappointed。 The Family Remains picked up pretty much right from where the first book left off， at the same breakneck speed with the same intriguing characters and， best of all， with some new ones added into the mix。 This time around Libby and friends were more secondary characters and Henry and Lucy were more to the forefront along with Lucy’s ex-husband’s wife Rachel。 There I was a huge fan of The Family Upstairs and was expecting a lot from this sequel。 I am very happy to say that I was not disappointed。 The Family Remains picked up pretty much right from where the first book left off， at the same breakneck speed with the same intriguing characters and， best of all， with some new ones added into the mix。 This time around Libby and friends were more secondary characters and Henry and Lucy were more to the forefront along with Lucy’s ex-husband’s wife Rachel。 There was also the added jeopardy in the form of a determined police detective investigating a murder associated with the family home。 This book did an excellent job tying up the story from the first book。 By the end， there was a definite sense of closure。 I did feel， however， that maybe things were tied up a little too neatly。 I was happy for everyone， but it seemed a little too tidy; a little too fast。 My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 My thanks to the the author， the publisher， and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it。 。。。more

Jill Nathanson ，

This is considered a sequel to "The Family Upstairs，" which is a book with so much happening that when you are done with it， you are left gasping for more。 In "The Family Remains，" Lisa Jewell delivers and ties up many of the plot points。 If you are wondering if you need to read "The Family Upstairs" before reading this book， I highly recommend it。 If you are wondering if you need to reread "The Family Upstairs" because it has been awhile， I don't think so。 The author is quite good about bringin This is considered a sequel to "The Family Upstairs，" which is a book with so much happening that when you are done with it， you are left gasping for more。 In "The Family Remains，" Lisa Jewell delivers and ties up many of the plot points。 If you are wondering if you need to read "The Family Upstairs" before reading this book， I highly recommend it。 If you are wondering if you need to reread "The Family Upstairs" because it has been awhile， I don't think so。 The author is quite good about bringing the reader up to speed enough that you don't need that prior story fresh in your mind， although I think many readers are likely to return to that compelling story for a refresher。While most of the characters from the prior book return， the focus is on Lucy and Henry， and they narrate many of the chapters。 A police detective also joins in as a narrator， and a new character， Rachel， who is involved with Lucy's ex enters into the story and narrates a number of chapters on her own。 Some would say she isn't necessary to the story， but I disagree， and I think her story line added much to the story and helped turn an idea for a sequel into a meaningful standalone book。I'm so glad Lisa Jewell decided to bring these characters back and give us more。 My thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

afryn ，

ugh。 very unsatisfying。 none of the characters' stories had a good conclusion， imo。 ugh。 very unsatisfying。 none of the characters' stories had a good conclusion， imo。 。。。more

Christina Maria ，

Thank you to #NetGalley and #Penguin for my advance copy of #TheFamilyRemains by #LisaJewellWarning: This book is a sequel to The Family Upstairs。 Read the first book before you read this。 I hadn’t read The Family Upstairs and there is not enough background in the story to catch up。 I did finish the book but still don’t really understand all the nuances。 So I’m going to leave it alone for a few months and then read the two books in order。

Jill Rowlinson ，

I couldn’t wait to read this sequel to The Family Upstairs and it didn’t disappoint。 The Family Remains catches up with the family and some of their actions left hanging in the first book。 I found it reasonably easy to pick up from the first book and enjoyed the introduction of some new characters， particularly DCI Samuel Owusu。 I loved the gripping and fast-paced plot and the Lucy/ Rachel storyline。 Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK Cornerstone for the review access。

Brittany （whatbritreads） ，

*Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this to review！*I didn’t really like this first instalment of this world so I was intrigued to see where the author was going to take these characters， and again it was slightly underwhelming。 While I enjoyed this one a lot more than The Family Upstairs， I’m still very much conflicted about whether I ever want to dip into any other Lisa Jewell books after these。Just like the first book， I was very confused。 I think this series would have flour *Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this to review！*I didn’t really like this first instalment of this world so I was intrigued to see where the author was going to take these characters， and again it was slightly underwhelming。 While I enjoyed this one a lot more than The Family Upstairs， I’m still very much conflicted about whether I ever want to dip into any other Lisa Jewell books after these。Just like the first book， I was very confused。 I think this series would have flourished so much better if it had been stripped down and the original gist of the plot had been simplified。 Instead what we end up with is a jumble of names and places and dates which are quite difficult to keep track of as you briskly fly through the narrative， and by the end when you;re starting to get to grips with it it’s over anyway。I forgot most of the plot of the first book but to be honest， I followed this one just fine even without the knowledge of what happened previously fresh in my mind。 It was very easy to read and had quite a basic style of writing which worked well for the story， it was also very fast paced which kept me getting through it at a good speed。Ultimately， this book still didn’t do it for me much。 I didn’t overly enjoy it and my confusion seemed to overpower everything else。 It felt a little messy and all over the place， I wish it had been more streamlined。 Also for a thriller， this is the least thrilling plot I’ve ever come across。 No tension building， no suspense， no real thrill of the reveal there at all。 Just very underwhelming。 。。。more

Amanda Peart ，

This sequel is a page turner

theliterateleprechaun ，

Are you ready to get reacquainted with Henry， Lucy and Libby？ It’s been a long wait， right？！You’ll remember that The Family Upstairs， book 1， left off with a dramatic cliffhanger。 Well， this book attempts to unpack all that trauma and make sense of that ending。 The Family Remains focuses on this broken family who desperately wants to piece back their lives but fails to recognize the danger of someone who holds evidence about their pasts。 It’s slow at first but keep with it because the tension ra Are you ready to get reacquainted with Henry， Lucy and Libby？ It’s been a long wait， right？！You’ll remember that The Family Upstairs， book 1， left off with a dramatic cliffhanger。 Well， this book attempts to unpack all that trauma and make sense of that ending。 The Family Remains focuses on this broken family who desperately wants to piece back their lives but fails to recognize the danger of someone who holds evidence about their pasts。 It’s slow at first but keep with it because the tension ramps up and then skyrockets to a satisfying ending that you won’t see coming。 It’s also confusing at first。 Again， keep with it。 To protect themselves， they’ve changed names and you’ll need to stay on top of it。 There’s a cheat sheet at the introduction to help if you forget who is who。 You may have whiplash from the multiple timelines and multiple points of view， but both are great tools used in pulling you into the story and then giving you the full picture。 What messy lives these people lead…and we， the readers， can’t stop gawking！ I’ve been asked how it compares。 Well， this one is more of a police detective investigation than book 1。 Where it was dark and full of horror， this one is more of an examination of what went wrong and how they have coped since。 There’s a new character that blends in well with the original cast。 Don’t let Lisa Jewell tell you this is the end - there’s definitely more to Henry than meets the eye。 We just might need to give the author time to ‘percolate’ and see that she really does want to write a trilogy！ I was gifted this advance copy by Lisa Jewell， Simon and Schuster Canada， Atria Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more

Amy | amysbooknook8 ，

I mean， BRAVOOOO Lisa Jewell！ I was utterly blown away with the intricacy of this novel！ I was hesitant to read this because in all honesty， I didn't love the family upstairs。 I thought it was a good book but it wasn't memorable。 The Family Remains could be read as a standalone but I'd HIGHLY recommend reading the The Family Upstairs because the story hits in all the best ways if you do！ ❤️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱: - writing is amazing！ - the plot/ending- characters💔 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲: - it kept me up unt I mean， BRAVOOOO Lisa Jewell！ I was utterly blown away with the intricacy of this novel！ I was hesitant to read this because in all honesty， I didn't love the family upstairs。 I thought it was a good book but it wasn't memorable。 The Family Remains could be read as a standalone but I'd HIGHLY recommend reading the The Family Upstairs because the story hits in all the best ways if you do！ ❤️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱: - writing is amazing！ - the plot/ending- characters💔 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲: - it kept me up until 1am because I had to finish it lol ———————————— 💬𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: 5/5Lisa Jewell writes The Family Remains in a way that captivated the story of the "family cult" that committed suicide and left a baby alone in the home。 I literally had no recollection of the first novel （read two years ago） and had to re-read the synopsis for it。 When I read it， I still couldn't remember any of the details or how it even ended。 Fast forward to today - as I was reading The Family Remains， I got little flashbacks or Deja Vu moments that related to the past in a more detailed way in my mind without the author needing to write it out。 Since I read the first novel， it provided me a deeper understanding/meaning to what those kids went through in that house。 It made the entire experience while I was reading THAT MUCH BETTER！ I started and finished this book in one sitting and the pages flew by！ It never felt like work to read it and the imagery was amazing。 Even if there wasn't a ton of action going on， I was still utterly enthralled as I read on。 *thank you Atria Books for the gifted ARC for an honest review！ 。。。more

Whenimnotreadingharrypotter ，

Thank you to netgalley for my arc of this book。After reading The Family Upstairs last year I couldn't wait to read the sequel and find out what happened to Henry after the end of Family Upstairs。Really enjoyed family upstairs as a few twists and turns and didnt know who to trust or what was going on and it had creepy vibes， but for me， Family Remains just wasn't the same vibe for me。 Henry was still as creepy as before， but it felt like we knew the story， we were just following the police around Thank you to netgalley for my arc of this book。After reading The Family Upstairs last year I couldn't wait to read the sequel and find out what happened to Henry after the end of Family Upstairs。Really enjoyed family upstairs as a few twists and turns and didnt know who to trust or what was going on and it had creepy vibes， but for me， Family Remains just wasn't the same vibe for me。 Henry was still as creepy as before， but it felt like we knew the story， we were just following the police around trying to solve it years later！There wasn't the suspense in this one and even though I flew through the book， it wasn't as good as the first one， bit of a let down for me。 。。。more

Samantha Luke ，

Review to follow

Zara Harper ，

It took a little while for me to get into this one simply because it has been two years since reading the first book but once my brain caught up with who everyone was I really enjoyed it。 Great twists， good character development， and the plot itself was really hooking！

Rachel Thrush ，

So thankful Lisa Jewell answered all of our prayers and made a sequel to this book！ It was just what I needed！

Miki Jacobs ，

This is the sequel to The Family Upstairs which I hadn't read and it didn't detract from my enjoyment of this book。The cast of main characters is laid out at the front of the book as there are various pseudonyms to cope with。Once you get past this， you can start enjoying the story。An unfortunate mudlarker discovers some bones in the Thames and the police are called。 The bones are identified as a woman who hasn't been seen since the mid nineties and used to be in a pop group。The story flits betwe This is the sequel to The Family Upstairs which I hadn't read and it didn't detract from my enjoyment of this book。The cast of main characters is laid out at the front of the book as there are various pseudonyms to cope with。Once you get past this， you can start enjoying the story。An unfortunate mudlarker discovers some bones in the Thames and the police are called。 The bones are identified as a woman who hasn't been seen since the mid nineties and used to be in a pop group。The story flits between now and a few years before。 It follows the story of Rachel who marries Michael and then discovers she really didn't know enough about him before committing herself to him。 He is kind of creepy and the reader sees that long before she doesThe story of Henry and his sister Lucy is followed in their search for Phin， who is the father of Lucy's daughter Libby。 This journey takes them from London to Chicago。 On the way the reader sees more of the background and where they have come from to reach this point。I enjoyed reading this and although I'm doing it the wrong way around I'm now going to read the Family Upstairs。 。。。more

Tania ，

3。5 stars。 I always enjoy Lisa Jewell books - the characters feel real and the story lines keep me guessing without any unbelievable twists and turns。 Although this one wasn't quite as good as it's predecessor， The Family Upstairs， I was still hooked from the first page。The Story: The sequel to The Family Upstairs finds a bag of human bones linked back to the Chelsea mansion where a chilling crime was committed many years previously。 3。5 stars。 I always enjoy Lisa Jewell books - the characters feel real and the story lines keep me guessing without any unbelievable twists and turns。 Although this one wasn't quite as good as it's predecessor， The Family Upstairs， I was still hooked from the first page。The Story: The sequel to The Family Upstairs finds a bag of human bones linked back to the Chelsea mansion where a chilling crime was committed many years previously。 。。。more

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