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Lisa Jewell

Auteur van Then She Was Gone

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Lisa Jewell lives in London with her husband and their cat. Lisa Jewell (born July 19, 1968) is a popular British author of women's fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party, a sequel to Ralph's Party, and most recently The House We Grew Up In. Jewell is one of the toon meer most popular authors writing in the UK today. In 2008, she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award For Comedy Romance for her novel 31 Dream Street. Her titles often reach the bestseller list like, I Found You, in 2017 and Then She Was Gone, in 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone (2018) 3,931 exemplaren
The Family Upstairs (2019) 2,908 exemplaren
Watching You (2018) 1,438 exemplaren
The Night She Disappeared (2022) 1,275 exemplaren
I Found You (2016) 1,237 exemplaren
Invisible Girl (2020) 1,175 exemplaren
The Girls (2015) 1,153 exemplaren
None of This is True (2023) — Verteller, sommige edities1,034 exemplaren
The House We Grew Up In (2014) 963 exemplaren
The Family Remains (2022) 757 exemplaren
Zij van nr. 31 (1999) 724 exemplaren
Dertigers (2000) 579 exemplaren
The Truth About Melody Browne (2009) 507 exemplaren
The Third Wife (2014) 491 exemplaren
Eendagsvlinder (2001) 475 exemplaren
Hij en zij (2005) 465 exemplaren
31 Dream Street (2007) 411 exemplaren
A Friend of the Family (2003) 354 exemplaren
Before I Met You (2012) 303 exemplaren
The Making of Us (2011) 284 exemplaren
After the Party (2010) 177 exemplaren
A Família Perfeita 1 exemplaar

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Un día de junio de 2019 en Londres, a la orilla del río Támesis, aparece una bolsa llena de huesos; son los restos de una mujer que murió años atrás asesinada de un golpe en la cabeza.

En la bolsa se hallan también las semillas de un árbol poco común que llevan al inspector de policía Samuel Owusu, responsable del caso, a una mansión en Chelsea. Mansión en la que, treinta años antes, fueron hallados tres muertos y un bebé abandonado.

Solo revisitar el pasado conseguirá recomponer las piezas de este rompecabezas familiar y sacar a la luz secretos que quedaron enterrados mucho tiempo atrás.… (meer)
 
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bcacultart | Mar 25, 2024 |
Lisa Jewell is an author I can rely on for a story of curiosity and suspense in a domestic setting. She has quickly become a favorite author!

Adrian is at the center of what he perceives to be a very amicable, layered family in the novel, The Third Wife. The story opens with Maya, Adrian’s third wife, fatally stepping in front of a bus in the early morning hours. There is no clear conclusion whether Maya’s death was an accident or suicide. As Adrian grieves the loss of his third wife, family secrets begin to emerge.

Adrian is quite the character. He appears to have great relationships with his two former wives and five children. All three families even vacation together! Maya seems to have been a wonderful wife who helped Adrian navigate his multiple family responsibilities. As time takes its course, reality for each of these characters surfaces and what’s been hiding in the dark, comes to the light.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! In reflection, it was interesting how my thoughts about Adrian fluctuated throughout the story. There were times I felt compassion for him, times I thought he was blind and selfish, and moments he exhibited potential. I appreciate when an author can illustrate the many sides of a person as it allows the character to be authentic. I enjoyed the ending; it was concluded as neatly as can be expected for a story with a large family and endless dynamics.

I purchased the audiobook of The Third Wife from Audible. Narration by Joe Jameson provided a pleasing listening experience.

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NatalieRiley | 34 andere besprekingen | Mar 21, 2024 |
None of this is True by Lisa Jewell is a wonderful thriller which shakes you to the core. The plot is fast and gripping right from the start. As an audiobook, the story gives you all the chills needed to feel the story and its characters. The narrators have done a wonderful job and their voice created a dark atmosphere. Josie's character was the most dangerous one and the author has done a wonderful job portraying her.

An absolute page turner, the book is a masterpiece for thriller lovers. Although, the climax ends with a cliffhanger but it was justifiable. Not every story has a perfect ending. To enjoy the story you need to dive deeper in the thought process of human minds. It was really an enjoyable read, Definitely, the book deserves 5 stars.… (meer)
 
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Sucharita1986 | 31 andere besprekingen | Mar 14, 2024 |
Creepy story. A bit improbable. Story of 15 yr old girl who goes missing and her body is not found until 10 yrs later. We learn that she was taken and held captive by her math tutor. This tutor has the girl impregnated and then pawns her off her "boyfriend" as his baby. He ends up keeping the child and 9 yrs later has a relationship with the kidnapped girl's mom. He does this on purpose because he knows the child is not his and this lady his the girl's grandmother. The story ends with him disappearing and guiding her to his message on his computer telling her the story of how he came to have her granddaughter.
Quick read and a lot of drama. KIRKUS: Ten years after her teenage daughter went missing, a mother begins a new relationship only to discover she can't truly move on until she answers lingering questions about the past.

Laurel Mack’s life stopped in many ways the day her 15-year-old daughter, Ellie, left the house to study at the library and never returned. She drifted away from her other two children, Hanna and Jake, and eventually she and her husband, Paul, divorced. Ten years later, Ellie’s remains and her backpack are found, though the police are unable to determine the reasons for her disappearance and death. After Ellie’s funeral, Laurel begins a relationship with Floyd, a man she meets in a cafe. She's disarmed by Floyd’s charm, but when she meets his young daughter, Poppy, Laurel is startled by her resemblance to Ellie. As the novel progresses, Laurel becomes increasingly determined to learn what happened to Ellie, especially after discovering an odd connection between Poppy’s mother and her daughter even as her relationship with Floyd is becoming more serious. Jewell’s (I Found You, 2017, etc.) latest thriller moves at a brisk pace even as she plays with narrative structure: The book is split into three sections, including a first one which alternates chapters between the time of Ellie’s disappearance and the present and a second section that begins as Laurel and Floyd meet. Both of these sections primarily focus on Laurel. In the third section, Jewell alternates narrators and moments in time: The narrator switches to alternating first-person points of view (told by Poppy’s mother and Floyd) interspersed with third-person narration of Ellie’s experiences and Laurel’s discoveries in the present. All of these devices serve to build palpable tension, but the structure also contributes to how deeply disturbing the story becomes. At times, the characters and the emotional core of the events are almost obscured by such quick maneuvering through the weighty plot.

Dark and unsettling, this novel’s end arrives abruptly even as readers are still moving at a breakneck speed.
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20,645
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