New Releases by Lisa Jewell

"As a man named Daniel slowly fades away in a London hospice, he tells his friend Maggie that he was an anonymous sperm donor who fathered four children--a revelation that unexpectedly brings together a group of strangers, in this powerful celebration of family, friendship, life, and love."--

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.

"In the early hours of a summer morning, a young woman steps into the path of an oncoming bus. A tragic accident? Or suicide? At the center of this puzzle is Adrian Wolfe, a successful architect and grief-stricken widower, who, a year after his third wife''s death, begins to investigate the cause. As Adrian looks back on their brief but seemingly happy marriage, disturbing secrets begin to surface"--Amazon.com.

Deep in the heart of London, in a lush communal square, as a festive garden party is taking place, a thirteen year-old girl lies unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner. What really happened to her? And who is responsible? For fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes comes a family drama with a dark mystery at its core, from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell.

Dark secrets, a devastating mystery and the games people play: the gripping new novel from the bestselling author of The House We Grew Up In and The Third Wife. You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people''s houses. You''ve known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? Midsummer night: a thirteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in a dark corner of the garden square. What really happened to her? And who is responsible? Utterly believable characters, a gripping story and a dark secret buried at its core: this is Lisa Jewell at her heart-stopping best.

Välkommen till familjen Bird. De fyra syskonens barndom är en total idyll: ett vackert gammalt hus i en pittoresk by, ett varmt, mysigt kök fyllt av kärlek och skratt, soldränkta eftermiddagar i en vindlande trädgård. Men en påskhelg drabbas familjen av en tragedi så förkrossande att den driver dem isär. Åren går och syskonen växer upp utan mycket kontakt sinsemellan. Snart är det nästan som om de aldrig varit en familj.Nästan. Men inte riktigt. För något har hänt, något som får dem att återvända hem, tillbaka till huset de växte upp i och till vad som egentligen hände den där påsken för länge sedan.Fågelburen är en varm och charmig familjesaga med en rejäl dos svärta i botten.SAGT OM LISA JEWELL:Jewell skriver inlevelsefullt och bladvändarvänligt om familjeproblematik och jakten på ettförhållandes förlorade gnista.BibliotekstjänstDet är lättläst feel-good-litteratur som behandlar allvarliga ämnen med lätt hand.BibliotekstjänstEn väldigt intressant bok och en bok som var svår att släppa, dock inget för dig som vill ha en chick-lit. Men gillar du David Nicholls En dag, så kan det här vara något för dig. Nellons BokbloggEn feel-good-roman att trivas med.Dagens bokJewell har skrivit en underbar feelgood-roman, som fängslar och som får läsaren att må riktigt gott! Romanen är välkomponerad och skickligt skriven. Jag kan varmt rekommendera denna pärla!Mina boktipsLisa Jewell är en favoritförfattare. Hon skriver smart underhållning, som inte sällan har en allvarlig underton.Enligt ODet här är feelgood när den är som bäst. Den har allt jag önskar: en bra berättelse som slingrar lite lagom, intressanta karaktärer som man känner med, brittisk stadsmiljö och flyt som inte är av denna värld.Feelgoodbibliotekarien

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.

From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True comes a “compelling and heartbreaking” (Jojo Moyes) novel about three strangers who are brought together by the father they never knew. Lydia, Dean, and Robyn don’t know one another. Yet. Each is facing difficult challenges. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is eighteen. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident of her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she’s failing her classes. Now she’s falling in love for the first time. Lydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don’t know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It is a letter containing a secret—one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean. “Filled with heart and humor” (Kirkus Reviews), The Making of Us is a literary gem that will remind readers of the miracles that happen when we bring life into the world and share our lives with those we love.

Discovering that they are drifting apart after eleven years of marriage, Jem and Ralph contemplate changes that they hope will rekindle their relationship, an effort that is complicated by Jem''s feelings that she is losing herself, Ralph''s loss of artistic inspiration, and the needs of their two children.

1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here. Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an advertisement seeking the "Unexpectedly Alone" to become his roommates. Fifteen years later the wayward souls he takes in are still living with him, with no intention of leaving. 2004. Please tell me how I can convince you to move out. Toby Dobbs has met Leah Pilgrim from across the road, and they''re falling in love. But before they can begin a new life together, Toby and Leah must help Toby''s house of sweet slackers and lovelorn misfits grow up, solve their problems, and set themselves free. But can their new relationship survive the test?

In a rambling north London house, failed poet Toby Dobbs has created a refuge for people who need one. But when a quiet tragedy and an unwelcome letter interrupt Toby''s sedate existence, he needs his housemates to find some direction in their lives - and fast.

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?

Drei Männer, sieben Frauen und tausend Probleme Warum ändert sich das Leben oft so rasend schnell? Warum entscheidet sich die Frau, die man so lange liebte, plötzlich für einen anderen? Und warum sind die Freunde, mit denen man so viel Spaß hatte, auf einmal so erwachsen geworden? Diesen Fragen muss sich Ned stellen, der nach einem langen Aufenthalt in Australien zurück nach London kommt und seine kleine Welt völlig verändert vorfindet. Er und seine drei Brüder müssen in einem langen Sommer lernen, dass das Leben nicht nur aus Partys besteht und dass es Wunder immer wieder gibt ... Ein ungewöhnlicher Roman voller Wärme und Tiefgang über das Leben, die Liebe und über ganz besondere Freunde.

Moving back in with her mother after her geeky boyfriend ends their relationship, Ana dreams about living the life of her pop singer half-sister, Bee, whose untimely death introduces Ana to the mysterious dangers of Bee''s world.

jóvenes, juntos y muy revueltos descubren que compartir piso puede tener consecuencias impredecibles Ralph y Smith llevan varios años compartiendo piso en los bajos del número 31 de Almanac Road, una típica casa londinense de tres plantas. Cuando se ponen a buscar una tercera persona para romper la monotonía, entra en escena Jem, guapa, romántica y soñadora, que rápidamente se convence de que uno de los dos nuevos compañeros está destinado a ser su media naranja. Todo podría quedar en el típico triángulo amoroso si no fuera porque Smith ha perdido la cabeza por Cheri, la fría y ambiciosa chica del ático, que a su vez le tira los tejos a Karl, el del segundo, que supuestamente vive en feliz matrimonio con Siobhan. Y por si el asunto no estuviera ya lo bastante enredado, Siobhan se propone recuperar su maltrecha autoestima teniendo una aventura con el primer sujeto apetecible que se ponga a tiro. Así las cosas, a Ralph no se le ocurre nada mejor que organizar una fiesta en su casa e invitar a todos sus vecinos.

On his 30th birthday, Dig Ryan bumps into his first love, Delilah, whom he''s not seen in 12 years. Delilah was the most beautiful girl in school and a constant thorn in the side of Nadine, who has been Dig''s best friend for 15 years. Nadine isn''t about to let Delilah outshine her again.

De tre brødre Tony, Sean og Ned har haft en god, beskyttet barndom og har et fint forhold til forældrene, men virkelighedens hverdag begynder at give problemer med skilsmisse for Tony, skriveblokering for forfatteren Sean, en lejer i forældrenes hus - og hvorfor kommer Ned uventet hjem fra Australien