A Friend of the Family

The addictive and emotionally satisfying page-turner that will have you hooked

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Summary

The huge bestseller from the author of Then She Was Gone and The Girls

A stranger in the house can only mean trouble

The London family is in crisis.

Newly-divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he shouldn't.

Prize-winning writer Sean has a hot new girlfriend, and a dose of writer's block.

Their brother Ned has just come back from Australia, leaving his girlfriend behind.

And now they have a new lodger - a mysterious stranger.

But is he the friend this family needs, or a troublemaker they could do without?

'Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient' Sunday Times

'Funny and emotionally satisfying' The Times

'A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish' Heat

Reviews

This book shows Jewell coming into her prime - both funny and emotionally satisfying
The Times

About the author

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-one novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a number one New York Times and Sunday Times author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and been published in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters and a lovely dog called Daisy. @lisajewelluk on Twitter @lisajewelluk on Instagram @lisajewellofficial on Facebook.

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