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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 Heartfelt

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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I have read most of Lisa Jewel's books abd enjoyed them. I suppose they couldn't all be good. I've persevered to chapter 20 but I'm still not sure what's going on. To be honest it's the narration.

Awful Narration

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I enjoyed this story and whilst it wasn’t fast paced it was enjoyable, I cared about the characters and the performance was fine.

Better than the reviews

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I loved this . not your usual story , but really touching one about being human

another awesome story

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A different style to Lisa Jewell's newer books but I found the story heartwarming. I thought the narrator was excellent, though perhaps a little too good so when the main characters were acting at their worst it was hard to listen to (which I think was the whole point).
Different, but worth it.

Heartwarming

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Thank you Lisa Jewell you really are amazing. Every character. Every setting. You take me on the most wonderful journey with your words xx

Another amazing read

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