The Family Remains: the gripping Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller (The Family Upstairs Book 2)
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Prepare to be hooked . . .
* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER *
* OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS *
‘I was ENTHRALLED’ Gillian McAllister
‘A GRIPPING read’ Shari Lapena
‘A sheer PLEASURE to read’ Harriet Tyce
‘Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING’ Louise Candlish
‘The story EVERYONE has been waiting for’ Adele Parks
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LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones.
DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago.
Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up.
The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts.
Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can’t stay buried for ever . . .
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‘GRIPS from first page to last’ Paula Hawkins
‘Compulsive, gripping and immersive’ CL Taylor
‘Twisty and strange and surprising’ Emily Henry
‘Perfection on a page’ Alice Feeney
‘Guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring’ Red Magazine
‘It’s a triumph. Brava!’ Erin Kelly
‘Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding’ Alex Marwood
‘Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping’ Tamar Cohen
‘A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel’ Katherine Heiny
‘This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best.’ Paul Burston
‘A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale’ Catherine Steadman
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Readers can’t get enough of The Family Remains . . .
***** ‘There’s nothing about this book that I would change. Seriously.’
***** ‘My expectations were high and this still managed to surpass them.’
***** ‘The writing is outstanding from start to finish and it’s an engrossing read.’
***** ‘I could not put it down and loved the surprises and twists.’
***** ‘Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller!!’
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (21 July 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| File size | 4612 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 429 pages |
by Amazon Customer
Great read as follow up
by debbie simmonds
A follow up from the first book loved it read the whole book in 2 days couldn’t put it down
by La lectrice
The story involves multiple characters many of whom are similar which makes for a very confusing read. Too much champagne, conspicuous wealth, and horrible rich people. Everyone seems messed up but they all have millions so no worries!! Everyone is instantly forgettable and as the hunt for Phin/ Finn progresses all the near misses just become annoying. I thought there might be a twist at the end but not really.
by Suzywuzy
This is Story telling at its best. Just loved this. Full of rich characters that you can really feel for.
by JJB500
I have just read the family upstairs and the family remains back to back. What a thrilling read! Very dark and warped but interesting and beautifully written. The story twists and turns and it satisfyingly and thoroughly explained, and it’s not what you were expecting….
by Chloe (@lifeofchlo___)
I read The Family Upstairs in February and I loved it, it was probably one of my favourites from Lisa Jewell so far, so it’s safe to say I was excited about this sequel, and it definitely did not disappoint. It answered questions I didn’t even know I had!
I initially thought I may be overwhelmed by the alternating points of view, but I wasn’t at all. We mainly hear from Henry, Lucy, Rachel and DI Samuel Owusu, who is investigating the remains of a young woman that have been found in the River Thames. The bag of bones that has been found leads DI Owusu to a mansion in Chelsea where, as we know, very disturbing things happened to a forever bonded group of people.
I loved the journey that the plot took. I thought it was very clever, and I especially liked seeing Rachel’s relationship with Michael being portrayed, and us being able to see how that linked into Lucy’s story. Both Rachel and Lucy are very strong female characters who I enjoyed reading about.
I also liked how we got to see more of Henry’s true personality, and discover how obsessive he really is. Despite him not being massively likeable, I still really felt for him because his childhood and adolescence must have been utter hell, so is it any wonder he has turned into the complex person he is today?
I don’t want to say too much more as I don’t want to spoil the plot, but I was completely enthralled by this story. It was a compelling, dark, twisty, intriguing page turner that I didn’t want to end. I feel sad to say goodbye to this cast of characters, because as dysfunctional as they are, they make for SUCH good reading! ????
by Dee
I really enjoyed all three books . The third was gripping – but it raced through Phins character which could and should have been so much more . Henry had gone through so much as a child – and I thought at the end he came out as the strongest – but the last line
Felt to me that he was still just as insecure which was such a shame – disappointing ending for Henry for me, I thought a more in depth conversation between Phin/Henry would have made it more realistic .hopefully it’s another sequel ? And it’s feels to me it is unfinished .
by J.Lee
The author’s reading style flows well and pulls the reader into the story effortlessly. The plot answers all unanswered questions to a satisfactory conclusion