A Friend of the Family

The addictive and emotionally satisfying page-turner that will have you hooked

By: Lisa Jewell

Narrated by: Jennifer Saayeng

Brought to you by Penguin

Meet the Londons, a family in need of a friend ...

Gerry and Bernie London are proud parents of Tony, Sean and Ned, three wayward lads whose lives have suddenly reached crisis points:

Newly divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he really shouldn't; prize-winning novelist Sean's got a hot new girlfriend and a dose of writer's block; and Ned's just back from Australia, without the girl he took with him - or a clue what he's going to do with his life.

If that wasn't enough for one household, the Londons also have a new lodger - a mysterious rockabilly called Gervase. Will he turn out to be a friend - or foe - to the family?

© Lisa Jewell 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

This book shows Jewell coming into her prime - both funny and emotionally satisfying

Terrific stuff: touching, funny and sentient

A heart-warming page-turner from start to finish . . . Quite possibly her best yet

Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction

The perfect summer read

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

This novel will make you feel warm inside

Praise for Lisa Jewell

Addictively readable

A joy . . . a fun summer read