Family Upstairs: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Lisa Jewell


Family Upstairs is a story of secrets and lies told by three different personalities of the same family, who struggle to deal with their past in light of recent events.

Written in a straightforward style, Family Upstairs is a heart-wrenching story of young Bea, who's never been any good at school or anything related to it. Her parents decide that she should lose weight to save herself from the emotional and physical pain she will experience as a result of her obesity. As Bea's weight decreases, her life changes for the better until she realizes that things aren't quite what they seem. She begins to investigate her family and what's really going on up in the "family upstairs".

After their young daughter falls asleep, Laura and Todd's tumultuous marriage is finally coming to an end. They've been fighting for years, constantly disagreeing over how to raise their children. Laura has always felt like they were too strict while Todd feels they need to be firmer with the kids. She wants them to have a normal life while he believes they still need structure and boundaries. When they finally make it official that they're going to split up, both parents are alarmed by how little time it took for their relationship to fall apart. Their friends say that as soon as you hit 40 there's no hope but things look different for Laura and Todd - especially when tragedy strikes in a shocking way

Family Upstairs is a novel about three different family members, each struggling with their respective lives. It's a story of love, forgiveness and redemption. The novel begins with Bea Holland, who is an assistant at a bookshop by day and reviews books by night before they come out in the morning. She's been in love with Dominic Thorburn for years but knows she can never have him due to their different lifestyles. And then there's Tamaryn Payne, who has her life turned upside down when her husband runs off with another woman...

"I absolutely loved it!" "It was like a book club – with even more books." With a new baby niece, fourteen-year-old Emily-Anne is excited to be spending the summer at her grandparents house. The house is full of books and she feels like one of the family in no time. But when Emily-Anne finds some old letters and photographs that belong to her great-great grandmother, she's forced to question everything she thinks she knows about who she is and where she came from.

Family Upstairs, a novel by Lisa Jewell, is the story of a young woman named Bea Holland who moves back to her hometown after college. She struggles to fit in and make new friends who don't know about her past as the daughter of a notorious serial killer. Most importantly, she wants to get away from the other side of town. Now, because of someone else's mistake, she's on the run for fear of being revealed as a killer's child.

Published Date 2019-11-05
Duration 9 hours 37 minutes
Author Lisa Jewell
Narrated Dominic Thorburn, Bea Holland, Tamaryn Payne
Reviews
(331 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Parent Category Suspense, Contemporary Women

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