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A Friend of the Family Lisa Jewell

A Friend of the Family By Lisa Jewell

A Friend of the Family by Lisa Jewell


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Summary

Tony is dealing with divorce and a weight problem, Sean has writer's block and is coping with a shock announcement, while Ned has made a surprise return from Australia. Three brothers cope with adult life and wonder why their mum is so keen on looking after Gervase, the unsavoury waif.

A Friend of the Family Summary

A Friend of the Family by Lisa Jewell

Brothers Tony, Sean and Ned had the perfect upbringing. They adore their parents and actually look forward to coming home for Sunday lunch. But now they're grown up, real life is starting to get in the way.

Tony's dealing with divorce and a weight problem. Novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writer's block and a shock announcement from his 'perfect' new girlfriend. Their parents have a new lodger, Gervase; why is Bernie, their mum, so keen to give this unsavoury waif a home? And what is the real reason for kid brother Ned's surprise return from his travels in Australia?

A Friend of the Family Reviews

This book shows Jewell coming into her prime - both funny and emotionally satisfying * The Times *
Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient * Sunday Times *
A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish . . . Quite possibly her best yet * Heat *
Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction * Glamour *
The perfect summer read * Marie Claire *
Jewell's light style can be deceptive; her anatomisation of twenty and thirty-something urban relationships is at times uncomfortably keen . . . It's a lot of fun * Daily Mail *
This novel will make you feel warm inside * New Woman *
Praise for Lisa Jewell * - *
Addictively readable * The Times *
A joy . . . a fun summer read * Guardian *
The best romantic comedy we've read in ages * Company *
Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun * Sunday Express *
A triumph * Hello *
Top marks. Fantastic * Heat *
Lovely * Daily Telegraph *
Moving and intelligent * Independent *
Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners * Cosmopolitan *
Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into * Sunday Telegraph *

About Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell is the Sunday Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including her most recent novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Watching You. She lives in London with her husband and two children.

Additional information

GOR000502100
9780718145569
0718145569
A Friend of the Family by Lisa Jewell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2003-07-03
432
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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