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Lily is bewildered by the revelation, but loves and trusts her husband. Moreover, she isn't about to rely on the lethargic cops, and - with the help of Carl's work acquaintance - launches her own investigation into her husband's disappearance. On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. Faithful to the thriller genre, Jewell makes liberal use of red herrings and plot twists… The answer to the whodunit is a sly – and satisfying – surprise.” Jewell is a huge fan of writing stories from multiple perspectives and points-of-view. She never disappoints on creating unique and well thought out voice for each of her characters and for her stories in general as well. While it’s apparent that each of the characters in I Found You are connected on some level, Jewell keeps the reader guessing right up to the point where everything is revealed. Personally, this is my favourite of Lisa Jewell’s work so far.
When reports of a missing cat and a distant country cottage emerge, Ana raises numerous questions about the sister she thought she knew. Meantime, in another area of England, a young woman’s husband of only a few weeks has disappeared. He faithfully returned from work every night on the same train at the exact same time so she knows something is dreadfully wrong. She eventually ends up on a journey to search for her husband. Lisa Jewell does a great job pacing and weaving the three stories together and revealing just what I needed at the right time to keep me guessing but allowing me to figure some things out leaving me feeling quite clever when I did. This was a very satisfying read for me that I highly recommend. Lisa Jewell’s strength definitely lies in her ability to deliver character-driven novels. This story, along with the few others of hers I’ve read, rely heavily on the development of her characters and in turn, as a reader, my enjoyment hinges almost solely on whether I connect with them and find their actions believable in some capacity. I have to admit there was a HUGE part of me that felt completely disconnected from this story and what I’m deeming a strange cast of characters. The above two plotlines, which take place in the present, alternate with an event that occurred over twenty years ago, in 1993. The Ross family - mom Pam, dad Tony, 15-year-old Kristy, and 17-year-old Gray - are on their annual vacation in Ridinghouse Bay, Yorkshire - where they rent the same cottage every year.Two women, twenty years of secrets and a man who can't remember lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's brilliant new novel. Ralph, a terrible artist, suddenly notices that he has feelings for his new flatmate Jem, the liveliest and most reasonable girl he has ever met. One midsummer night during a neighborhood party, Pip, who is on the brink of teenagehood, finds her blood-soaked thirteen-year-old sister lying unconscious in a luxuriant rose garden. Lily is the other storyline - her handsome hardworking husband just does not come home from work one day, she is from another country in Europe and is in England because of him. The book shares with us her everyday fears and uncertainty of being a stranger suddenly quite alone in the country. I had mixed feelings about Lily, she may do that to you to as a character, sometimes I felt sorry for her and admired her tenacity pursuing the hunt for her husband, other times she just came across as a bit cold. Just me probably. Lily starts to dig into her husband's past in an effort to put the pieces together and nothing will ever be the same again. Lydia, despite being rich and accomplished, is still haunted by a distressing childhood; Dean is a jobless single father without a promising future; while eighteen year old Robyn, who is smart and popular, has just joined college with dreams of becoming a pediatrician. She is however performing dismally in class and is also getting to know what it means to fall in love for the very first time.
Write a scene from the perspective of Mark, either from his time with Gray and Kirsty, or later in life with his Aunt Kitty or with Lily. How does he see himself? Does he care about the women in his life? What are his motivations? Does he attribute any of his behavior to the childhood abuse he suffered? If you’re choosing to write from a later perspective—how has he changed since his teenage years? Does he believe his own lies? Consider any of these questions, and share your writing with your reading group.Ana Wills is a timid and awkward girl who has always fantasized about living the life of Bee, her exotic half-sister and pop artiste who attained a #1 hit single before disappearing from the public eye without a trace. Each chapter, stops your heart; each character's heartache becomes your own heartache. As this mystery unfolds, you cannot help but root for Alice; for Frank and wonder: Is Frank a good guy? What caused him to lose his memory? Is Alice safe? Where is Carl? Is Lily as innocent as she seems? You must read this one to find out. I wish there was a bit more complexity in trying to figure out who is who. Once you know about 2/3 of the way thru, the last 1/3 is about bringing it all together. I would have liked the open questions to last longer.
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