New Releases by Lisa Jewell

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Upstairs and None of This Is True comes an “acutely observed family drama” (People) about the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now, her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her youngest child disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. Laurel is haunted by her long unanswered questions. What happened to Ellie? Did she run away from home, as the police have long suspected? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?

VAD HÄNDE I PARKEN? Du bor vid en pittoresk gemensam park, en oas i Londons storstadsbuller, där dina barn kan springa fritt, in och ut i de andra husen. Du har känt dina grannar i åratal, och du litar på dem. Du tror att dina barn är säkra. Men är de verkligen det? Midsommarkväll: en trettonårig flicka hittas medvetslös i ett mörkt hörn av den gemensamma trädgården. Vad hände egentligen med henne? Och vem är ansvarig? Trovärdiga karaktärer, en spännande historia och en mörk hemlighet i dess kärna: Flickorna i parken är Lisa Jewell när hon är som bäst.

From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone comes an unforgettable saga that follows the Bird family and how one tragedy ripples throughout their lives for years. Meet the picture-perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys, one an adventurous troublemaker, the other his slighter, more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet, gangly man, but it’s their beautiful, free-spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies, too. She hangs all of the children’s art, to her husband’s chagrin. Then one Easter weekend, a tragedy so devastating occurs that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear the family apart. Years pass and the children have become adults, while Lorelei has become the county’s worst hoarder. She has alienated her husband and children and has been living as a recluse. But then something happens that beckons the Bird family back to the house they grew up in—to finally understand the events of that long-ago Easter weekend and to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.

In Jazz Age London, a tale of a passionate and forbidden interracial romance, and the unbreakable bond between a bright young woman and her eccentric grandmother, unfolds.

Meet the Bird family so far, all four children have had an idyllic childhood: a cottage in a country village with a warm cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, and sun-drenched afternoons in its rambling garden. But a tragedy lies in store for the Birds: a tragedy that strikes one Easter weekend, and which is so devastating that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear the family apart.

In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand and listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and to his secrets. And he tells her about the children he has never met, conceived with women he never even touched.

The brilliant novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Ralph''s Party, Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs. ''Poignant and heart-wrenching'' The Sun ''Jewell writes, as ever, with wit and verve'' The Guardian ''Well written and compelling'' Daily Mail ___________ Eleven years ago, Jem and Ralph fell in love. They thought it would be for ever, that they''d found their happy ending. Then two became four, a flat became a house. Romantic nights out became sleepless nights in. And they soon found that life wasn''t quite so simple any more. Now two people who were so right together are starting to drift apart. As they try to find a way back to each other, back to what they once had, they both become dangerously distracted. But maybe it''s not too late to recapture happily ever after . . . ___________ Readers can''t get enough of After the Party . . . ***** ''Wow, I ended up LOVING this one'' ***** ''It''s a fantastic book to sink your teeth into and it never gets dull'' ***** ''Lisa Jewell''s books keep getting better'' ***** ''Aw. This is beautiful'' ***** ''Wow. I have never read a book that covered every aspect of human emotion, fallibility, forgiveness, acceptance, love and family life''

Vince & Joy are both looking for something . . . In their teens, in family holidays and bathroom mirrors. In their twenties, in messy London flats and messy London relationships. In their thirties, in marriages that appear stable - and feel anything but. Seventeen years ago Vince and Joy met, parted and never said goodbye. And soon they''re going to have to ask themselves- could it be that they had already found what they''ve both been looking for, back in the mid-eighties, in a holiday park by the sea?