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A Friend of the Family by Lisa Jewell
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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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Length 11 hours 12 minutes
Language English
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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?

ยฉ Lisa Jewell 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Lisa Jewell is the Sunday Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including her most recent novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Watching You. She lives in London with her husband and two children.

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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 The best romantic comedy we've read in ages Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun A triumph Top marks. Fantastic Lovely Moving and intelligent Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into Expand reviews
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