A Friend of the Family

A Friend of the Family

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

Summary

THE EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING BESTSELLER FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED AND THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS

'A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish' Heat
'Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient' Sunday Times

A stranger in your home can only mean trouble . .
.
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The London family is in crisis.

Newly-divorced Tony is fantasising 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?

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'Funny and emotionally satisfying' The Times

'Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction' Glamour

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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