A Friend of the Family: The addictive and emotionally satisfying page-turner that will have you hooked

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Brothers Tony, Sean, and Ned had the perfect upbringing, but now that they are grown up, real life is starting to get in the way. Sean is the middle child, a successful novelist with a "perfect" new girlfriend who throws him a curveball announcement he cannot deal with.

The dilemmas weren't solved immediately, nor in the most obvious way, but the solutions are ultimately satisfying and uplifting.Lisa Jewell worked in fashion and public relations, among other fields, before writing her first novel, Ralph's Party, which became an international bestseller, and which is available in a Plume edition.

This may be partially my fault as i only knew Lisa Jewell as a thriller/mystery author, and A Friend of The Family certainly isnt that. I just love how Lisa Jewell feeds us tiny morsels at a time to keep our attention and curiosity so that we keep flicking those pages. With this book she has left the realm of "chick lit" behind and this book should appeal to male and female readers alike.This refreshing look into the inner workings of brothers is a huge leap forward and something I was thrilled to see. I think I found myself siding with Ned a lot more than the other brothers because he had taken certain risks in his life that I admired although Toby did seem to be a support for every member of the family, including those who were related through relationships rather than by blood. The “friend” is a mysterious lodger who works to help the brothers who all have problems in their lives. I listened to it and I did not like the narrator so that could be one reason why I didn’t care for it and the second is I was waiting for a mystery because every book I’ve read that is by the schedule has been a suspenseful book but this was just a romance.