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A Friend of the Family

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

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A Friend of the Family

By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Jennifer Saayeng
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Meet the Londons, a family in need of a friend ...

Gerry and Bernie London are proud parents of Tony, Sean and Ned, three wayward lads whose lives have suddenly reached crisis points:

Newly divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he really shouldn't; prize-winning novelist Sean's got a hot new girlfriend and a dose of writer's block; and Ned's just back from Australia, without the girl he took with him - or a clue what he's going to do with his life.

If that wasn't enough for one household, the Londons also have a new lodger - a mysterious rockabilly called Gervase. Will he turn out to be a friend - or foe - to the family?

© Lisa Jewell 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Contemporary Contemporary Fiction Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

This book shows Jewell coming into her prime - both funny and emotionally satisfying
Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient
A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish . . . Quite possibly her best yet
Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction
The perfect summer read
Jewell's light style can be deceptive; her anatomisation of twenty and thirty-something urban relationships is at times uncomfortably keen . . . It's a lot of fun
This novel will make you feel warm inside
Praise for Lisa Jewell
Addictively readable
A joy . . . a fun summer read
All stars
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Loved it, easy to listen to but also couldn’t stop listening. i wonder if there is a sequel.

very interesting, great story line.

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how is the story came together, how a very dysfunctional family finally sorted it all out.

story line

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Could not put it down read in a week surprisingly emotional and real must read

Excellent book again

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Interesting but didn’t really connect with all the characters and their plights. Very different and well written.

Different genre.

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I love Lisa’s other books but found this one boring and slow. Also the characters were infuriating and a bit stupid

Hard to get to the end, found it a boring story

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