Twenty five years ago, the police were call to a home with reports of a baby crying. Upon arrival, they find a well cared for ten-month old baby happy in her crib. But downstairs, there are three bodies that all dressed in black next to a note. And the four children who reportedly live there are nowhere to be found.
At the age of twenty-five, Libby Jones has just found out that she has inherited a large home worth millions in an upscale neighbourhood in Chelsea. The home was held in trust by her birth parents—she learns their identity at the meeting with the solicitor that is handling the estate. There are others that have been waiting for this day as well, and they are on a collision course to meet.
In a word, brilliant!
Jewell's writing is enthralling, descriptive, and complex. She packs an emotional and psychological punch with just the right amount of suspense. The setting is pivotal to the story and becomes one of its characters—if creepy houses are your bag, than this book is for you!
The characters are rich and highly developed. Told through multiple perspectives, this captivating and twisty narrative is executed masterfully. Jewell has a knack for creating suspense that is both compelling and sublimely atmospheric.
Disturbing at times, gripping, and often quirky, The Family Upstairs is one of my favourite books this year.
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LISA JEWELL is the internationally bestselling author of seventeen novels, including the New York Times bestseller Then She Was Gone, as well as I Found You, The Girls in the Garden, and The House We Grew Up In.
In total, her novels have sold more than two million copies across the English-speaking world and her work has also been translated into sixteen languages so far.
Lisa lives in London with her husband and their two daughters.
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