The House We Grew Up In

The unforgettable story about a family with a secret at its core, from Top Ten bestseller Lisa Jewell, author of Ralph's Party, The Making of Us and Before I Met You.

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 picture-book cottage in the country.

But when something happens one Easter weekend, it is so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can talk about it.

The family shatters, seemingly for ever.

Until they are forced to return to the house they grew up in. And to confront what really took place all those years ago.

Lisa Jewell had always planned to write her first book when she was fifty. In fact, she wrote it when she was twenty-seven and had just been made redundant from her job as a secretary. Inspired by Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, a book about young people just like her who lived in London, she wrote the first three chapters of what was to become her first novel, Ralph’s Party. It went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 1998.

Eleven bestselling novels later, she lives in London with her husband and their two daughters. Lisa writes every day in a local cafe where she can drink coffee, people-watch, and, without access to the internet, actually get some work done.

Get to know Lisa by joining the official facebook page at www.facebook.com/LisaJewellOfficial or by following her on Twitter @lisajewelluk. And visit her website at www.lisa-jewell.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

Poignant, heart-wrenching & beautifully told, the author's best tale yet.
- The Sun

Compelling… possibly the author’s best yet… An intensely moving study of grief and family relationships, this is also a fantastically gripping story with a couple of powerful shocks.
- Hello!

Beautifully written.
- Heat

A poignant page-turner.
- Fabulous Magazine, Sun on Sunday

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

Top of the women’s fiction list this summer should be Lisa Jewell’s The House We Grew Up In.
- Press Association

Unputdownable
- Red Magazine

Her best novel to date.... It’s an evocative, thought-provoking and fascinating book that gets under your skin. Just brilliant.
- Fabulous.co.uk

Masterfully plotted, beautifully written ... I absolutely loved it.
- Louise Millar, author of Accidents Happen

A powerful family saga
- Candis Magazine

Completely captivating.
- The Lady

The House We Grew Up In is a truly brilliant novel, it had me hooked from start to finish.
- mebookshelfandi.co.uk

A cracking summer read–family drama, illicit relationships and a bit of mystery.
- stephinlondon.com

Raw and sincere, Lisa Jewell writes another winner with this bestseller-worthy novel.
- prettylittlememoirs.co.uk

a perfect beach read
- Sunday Express

possibly the author's best yet ... An intensely moving study of grief and family relationships, this is also a fantastically gripping story with a couple of powerful shocks
- Hello Magazine

thought-provoking and riveting
- I Heart Chick-Lit

modern moving drama
- Metro

With descriptive prose and strong, likeable characters, this - her 11th novel - once again proves that she's a cut above. An easy read and tear-jerking to boot: it's a top flop and drop companion
- Easyjet Traveller

We love the darker direction Lisa Jewell has taken in her past few books. More please!
- Good Housekeeping

It's an absolute gem; it's one of those books that you simply can't put down and have to keep reading until your eyes sting with tiredness. Quite simply a perfect read and one that will stay with me for a long time.
- Jaffareadstoo

Completely compelling ... dark enough to shock you, yet light enough that you never want to put it down
- No 1 Magazine

A thought-provoking - and at times tear-jerking - tale which her legions of fans will no doubt enjoy
- Woman's Way