I was surprised at how engrossing this story was. I didn't actually like many of the characters but they were in a very engaging story.I liked the additional characters that were introduced to explain the family. The issues that were addressed were handled very realistically in my view. I would reco...
I was surprised at how engrossing this story was. I didn't actually like many of the characters but they were in a very engaging story.I liked the additional characters that were introduced to explain the family. The issues that were addressed were handled very realistically in my view. I would reco...
I have to start this review with the following quote from the book: “I love other people’s families,” he said. “They always make me feel better about my own.” Secrets, lies, fears, estrangement, tragedies. Hidden or not, every family has them. We can’t deny that. The House We Grew Up In tells the ...
I didn't like the book from the beginning, but I was hoping it would get better. It never happened. Everyone was tutting and smiling tightly. Going back and forth from past to present was confusing for me. Every problem anyone has ever had in the world, this book has them in it.
Book – The House We Grew Up In Author – Lisa Jewell Publication Date – August 12, 2014 Genre – Chick Lit Type – Stand-Alone Cliffhanger - No Rating – 3 3/4 out of 5 Stars Complimentary Copy generously provided by Atria Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis Meet the Bird f...
Title: The House We Grew Up In Author: Lisa Jewell Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: August 12, 2014 Format: egalley via Netgalley Synopsis My rating: 5 of 5 stars My review (published at Read, Run, Ramble): Thank you Atria Books via Netgalley for providing...
ReviewWow! The first thought in my mind as I was reading was that this family is perfect for Jerry Springer. I kept telling my husband every time something shocking happened, and even he was like "wow."The House We Grew Up In is definitely not a light and fluffy read. This is a family that has to ...
Four children then three, traditional chocolate-Easter-egg hunts where you had to save the foil wrappings, a tidy house and then a very cluttered one. The Bird family was loving but very eccentric with Lorelei, the mother, being the oddest of all and who kept a secret that made her hold onto thing...
Title: The House We Grew Up In Author: Lisa Jewell Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: Aug 12th 2014 Page Number: 400 pages Blurb Meet the Bird family. They live in a honey-colored house in a picture-perfect Cotswolds village, with rambling, unkempt gardens stretching beyond. Pragmatic Meg, d...
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