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The Family Upstairs
- Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dominic Thorburn
- Series: The Family Upstairs, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
From the No.1 best-selling author of Then She Was Gone.
Shortlisted for the Audible Sounds of Crime Award 2020.
In a large house in London’s fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up.
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Critic reviews
"I swear I didn’t breathe the whole time.... Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty." (Clare Mackintosh)
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- I'm all ears
- 12-08-19
Brilliant!! Thoroughly enjoyed!
This was a brilliant listen, I was a bit dubious at first, but stuck to it and I am really glad that I did.
Great story, great twists, kept me guessing all the way through and great narration.
Wish there were more audible books like this.
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- 14-08-19
A real stunner what a read !
I love the more recent novels by Lisa Jewell and this was an absolute triumph. Her recent novels manage to develop great characters with real depth and combine with really unusual psychological thrilling storylines. This book was so different from the usual thrillers and all of the characters were great. I loved the way the story unfolded from three different perspectives and I enjoyed all three narrators. I simply have nothing negative to say about this book apart from it kept me awake at night as I could not stop listening until it was finished.
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- Podenco Fan
- 31-08-19
Well written but depressing themes not for me
I have to say this was not my favourite Lisa Jewell thriller and of the past few, for me "Then She Was Gone" and "Watching You" were just so much more enjoyable. However I am still giving 5 stars as it was a very well written and tightly woven story with lots of plot twists and interesting backstories.
I just did not like any of the characters or themes and found it all quite depressing.
The narration was very good apart from a few mispronunciations including ennui and some other commonly used words which was jarring.
I also thought the two South African mentions were going to lead to another twist in the ending but unless there will be a sequel it then just seemed like a strange coincidence - don't worry that is not in anyway a spoiler just it could have been an interesting extra element to the ending but wasn't. Odd.
Even had I known the themes I would have still pre-ordered this book based on having so much enjoyed "Then She Was Gone" and "Watching You" but was just a bit bleak for me, which made it seem like it dragged, probably as I just was not enjoying the themes, only the mystery and suspense. Or perhaps, unlike other Lisa Jewell books, it seemed overlong as there was not one likeable character in the whole book so I found myself not really caring that much what happened to them, only to solve the intricately plotted puzzle of just what did happen.
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- Ann D
- 19-08-19
A bit flat & disheartening
I notice that many reviewers love this book and I usually enjoy books by Lisa Jewell, so my experience with this one may be unusual. I persevered until chapter 20, but, although it’s very well written, I found it flat, and a bit miserable. I will return it.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-19
So much more than I expected
I really enjoyed this book, a perfectly addictive summer listen, and a story that there was so much more to than I had expected. It reminded me of a Kate Morton novel, only darker.
11 people found this helpful
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- Bastet Pybus
- 11-08-19
Her best yet!
Totally gripping and brilliantly read. It feels like her writing has gone to another level with this novel: it’s more complex and subtle, and thoroughly
good read.
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slow and a bit boring
struggled to finish very slow and a bit boring but will try again sometime soon
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- Gadgeteria
- 03-09-19
Am I Missing Something?
Having eaten up Lisa Jewell’s books in the past, I was really looking forward to this one. But somehow ‘The Family Upstairs’ just didn’t connect with me. The first part felt a little drawn out with lots of different characters..As the story evolved, I enjoyed it more but overall.. it felt too wordy and tired me rather than enlivened my reading senses
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- Sophie Walker
- 06-05-20
Brilliant Thriller
This is the first Lisa Jewell book I've listened to or read, but am so glad I did. Couldn't stop listening and became invested in the fortunes of the lead characters. Had some great little twists. Really recommend!
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- claire davies
- 12-08-19
Lisa Jewell you never fail to impress me!!!!
I have been a fan of Lisa Jewell for many years and have read all of her books, this book does not disappoint!!!!! The story is so good as always and the characters well... Lisa Jewell has a way of breathing life it to characters like no other authors can do!!!! It was simply fantastic and the only thing that’s made me sad about this book is that it has finished and I have to wait another year for this fabulous authors next book.....fingers crossed.
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- Andréa Veiga
- 21-04-20
Brilliant
Absolutely brilliant! A perfect book during this period of confinement... I just couldn’t put it down.
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- Web_mistress
- 20-01-22
Tantalising but truly very sad
It was a gripping book but a few times I had to fast forward because I did not want to feel the misery of the caracters. I also expected another twist at the end but also feared it as it might have been sinister.
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- Linso
- 25-04-22
Very disappointing
I will start on a positive note and say that the narration for this book was pretty good, and I like chapters giving the perspective of different characters. I was really into this book, waiting for the dramatic twist at the end, but it never came. To make matters worse the ending was, in my opinion, totally unbelievable. When reading fiction you always have to allow for some literary licence, but in this case its like the author ran out of steam and just threw an ending together. I feel like I wasted a good weekend on this book.
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- Skuam
- 10-04-22
Not impressive but good enough
What I liked the most about this book is that it made me feel good inside (considering) and I needed that at the moment.
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- Clavrot
- 27-08-21
Could see the twists coming
Overall an engaging and very enjoyable audio book. Very well read by the actors, and I think the experience was better on audio because of their talent. I was looking forward to some great twists, as promised in other reviews, but I could see them coming from a mile off.
This was my first but I will be definitely reading/ listening to more of this author.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-21
Excellent writing,
Beautiful story about the struggles of the children and the most amazing ending. The actors are Supreme
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- Merel van Holstein
- 14-06-21
Really enjoyed it!
I rarely write a review, but I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked until the last moment, and had plot twists I didnt see coming. Excellent narrating by all narrators. Definetly recommend!
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- Jess
- 13-01-21
Disappointing
Audible has been recommending that I listen to this book for ages, and I’m really disappointed. Plot was flimsy and unlikely and I found it difficult to warm to any of the characters. Nevertheless I did finish this book, and I think it could make a nice ‘beach’ listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-20
Pleasantly surprised
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- Amazon Customer
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