This was a page turner from start to finish, a creepy cult, a suicide pact, missing people and a dark, creepy old house with as many twists as the story. Finally we have Libby who having turned 25 has just discovered she has inherited a large house in Chelsea and all the dark, twisted secrets that come with it. We have single mother Lucy living in France and trying to get back to London after a calendar reminder tells her ‘the baby is 25’. Told from three perspectives we have Henry in present day telling the story of how everything changed when he was a child. I like my psychological thrillers dark and twisty so this was perfect. Those three chapters were eventually developed into Jewells debut novel Ralphs Party, which then became the UKs bestselling debut novel in 1999. This was the first book I’ve read by Lisa Jewell although I’ve heard lots of good things. 4 After being made redundant, Jewell accepted a challenge from her friend, Yasmin Boland, to write three chapters of a novel in exchange for dinner at her favourite restaurant. Shortly after Birdie’s friends David and Sally arrive with their two children and things start to go badly. But things change when Henry’s mum befriends fiddle playing pop star Birdie and she and her partner move in. Henry and his sister have had a privileged upbringing with their socialite parents, private schools, furniture and clothes from Harrods, and the big house in Chelsea. Synopsis: When Henry Lamb is eleven years old, things in his house begin to change. Thank you to Netgalley, Lisa Jewell and Random House UK for my arc of The Family Upstairs in exchange for an honest review.
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