The House We Grew Up In: The unputdownable mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don’t Let Him In

· Cornerstone Digital · Narrated by Zoe Tapper
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Brought to you by Penguin.

An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Night She Disappeared and The Family Upstairs.
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When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together?

The Birds seem to be the perfect family: mother, father, four children, a picture-book cottage in the country.

But one Easter weekend, something happens - something so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can bring themselves to talk about it.

The family shatters, seemingly for good.

Until, years later, they are forced to return to the house they grew up in, and to confront what really broke the family apart . . .
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Readers can't get enough of The House We Grew Up In . . .

***** 'I could NOT put it down!'
***** 'What a fabulous, fabulous read. I honestly LOVED this book and I could not put it down.'
***** 'This book is so smooth and natural that I felt like I almost knew the characters.'
***** 'Incredibly moving, delightfully funny, painfully tragic.'
***** 'It's one of the very best books I've read this year.'

©2013 Lisa Jewell (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Night She Disappeared and The Family Upstairs. ____________ When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together? The Birds seem to be...

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13 reviews
Allison Ogola
January 10, 2026
really enjoyed this. very well developed characters which were dramatic but still felt true. crazy family dynamics. loved it.
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Tricia Mcgowan
May 29, 2025
what a beautiful and intriguing story , I wanted it to go on forever xx
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Irene Mulligan
December 12, 2023
loved it so much
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About the author

Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-three novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a number one New York Times and Sunday Times author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and been published in more than thirty languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, Daisy, a Romanian rescue dog, and a mad orange cat called Ivy. @lisajewelluk on Twitter @lisajewelluk on Instagram @lisajewellofficial on Facebook.
Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-three novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is Tr...

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