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Lisa Jewell

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KurriKurri · 08/02/2017 18:40

She is new to me but I bought 'The Girls' because it was offer for Kindle, and I'm quite hooked. (don't tell me the ending as I haven;t finished it yet !)

Which one of hers should I try next ?

And are there any similar authors I might like (I like Alex Marwood and have recently read The Darkest secret which I would say is a similar type of book) - mystery/hidden secrets, plot twists and turns etc.

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everythingsgoingsouth · 11/02/2017 19:36

I like most of above mentioned authors, so I'll recommend Danni Atkins to you all- especially her first- "fractured ". in fact, think I'll read it again- which I hardly ever do.

PanannyPanoo · 11/02/2017 19:29

you might like Dorothy Koomson or Freya North.

Saucery · 11/02/2017 19:22

I loved Black Rabbit Hall. Quite sad in places though.

formerbabe · 11/02/2017 19:21

I loved The House We Grew Up In and The Third Wife...I wasn't so keen on The Girls though.

BikeRunSki · 11/02/2017 19:18

Lisa Jewell fans might also enjoy Jane Fallon.

BikeRunSki · 11/02/2017 19:16

Whenever I pick up a Lisa Jewell book I am surprised how much I enjoy it! I also downloaded The Girls a few days ago. I really enjoyed I Found You.

OnHold · 11/02/2017 19:01

The one I read was Vince and Joy.

OnHold · 11/02/2017 18:59

I've just started reading it and I'm hooked. I read a lisa Jewel book on holiday last year and really liked it.

Thanks for the recommendation.

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KurriKurri · 11/02/2017 18:55

Thank you all for more recommendations. Smile

I had a trip to the library today (small library so not a huge choice) and picked up 'About Last Night' by Adele Parks, 'The Making of Us' by Lisa Jewell and another book called 'Black Rabbit Hall' by Eve Chase which sounds like the same type of genre and has a recommendation by Lisa Jewell on the blurb.

I'm adding all the authors mentioned to my list to look out for.

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Clawdy · 11/02/2017 17:16

Not a chick lit fan but I really like Lisa Jewell, and also Liane Moriarty. One of Moriarty 's books, Big Little Lies has just been filmed, with Nicole Kidman.

ReturnoftheWhack · 11/02/2017 15:34

The Winter House - brilliant book, Nikki French I think.

paddypants13 · 11/02/2017 15:21

I love Lisa Jewell, I don't think there is a book of her's I haven't liked.

My absolute favourite is The Truth about Melody Browne. Just don't read it in public because it will probably make you cry.

saltedcaramelhotchoc · 11/02/2017 15:17

Louise Candlish's The Swimming Pool is similar-ish, I think!

Papergirl1968 · 11/02/2017 14:52

Ps another good one by Jewell is The Making of Us - about a sperm donor's children, in a nutshell.

Papergirl1968 · 11/02/2017 14:48

Love Lisa Jewell, and like others I thought she was chick lit before reading some. It's not easy to fit them into a genre but they are more meaty than the average chick lit, if that makes sense.
Yes to Jojo Moyes. Just finished her Horse Dancer and it was brilliant.
Liane Moriaty and Dorothy Koomson are worth trying too.
Have recently discovered Amanda Prowse too.
Currently reading Erica James' The Real Katie Lavender which I'm enjoying.

SugarLoveHeart · 09/02/2017 16:51

Jojo Moyes. Just got her new collection of short stories, Paris for One. I love short stories!

diamondsforapril · 08/02/2017 22:39

The House We Grew Up In starts off well. I get a bit bored of who is shagging who though.

CheeseEater · 08/02/2017 22:39

I love Lisa jewell and also enjoy books by Nikki French - they're a bit darker but a similar feel so you might like them too.

Bestthingever · 08/02/2017 22:34

I found the Third Wife quite upsetting but I better not go in to detail for the sake of those who have yet to read it!

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KurriKurri · 08/02/2017 22:34

tribpot - it is a little bit dark, it's hard to describe without giving away the story, it involves rather intense relationships between a group of 13 yr old who live in the claustrophobic atmosphere of a communal garden (all their houses flats surround the garden and they are forced together)
There is nothing really graphic in it - one child gets hurt though.

It might not be for you if you are sensitive to that kind of thing at the moment, there is some rather disturbed teenage behaviour in it and some dodgy adult behaviour alluded to.

Hope I haven't given away too much.

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Matilda2013 · 08/02/2017 22:25

Also by Lisa Jewell I enjoyed the third wife Smile

Matilda2013 · 08/02/2017 22:23

I would advise not reading (or at least for the first Adele Parks book) The State We're In. Terrible ending and it has put me off her books at least for now

chicaguapa · 08/02/2017 22:18

I've been a Lisa Jewell fan since Ralph's Party too.

Jojo Moyes was the author OP was thinking of, writer of Me Before You.

I assume you've read all of Marian Keyes' books? Rachel's Holiday was my favourite. Cecelia Ahern is similar.

tribpot · 08/02/2017 22:18

Just been looking at the synopsis of The Girls on Amazon - it sounds a bit dark/disturbing? That is not my thing at all these days so wanted to check before diving in.

Bestthingever · 08/02/2017 22:13

I'm reading an Adele Parks right now 'The Other Woman's Shoes'. The main character is going through a divorce (against her will) and she reminds me of quite a few people I know in terms of her reactions. I can't put it down (I'm going on MN to slow me down!)