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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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KurriKurri · 08/02/2017 21:24

Just been looking through list of her books on amazon and it seems she writes the kind of 'old secrets resurfacing' type of books - which is my sort of thing, and some that are more romance based.

I'm not anti chick lit - I love Mhairi McFarlane's books - but prefer mysteriousness Smile

I've just finished The Girls this evening and would recommend if anyone hasn't read it. It is still £1.99 on amazon kindle books.

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Racheyg · 08/02/2017 21:00

Thirty nothing is my fave. It's a little chick lit but it makes me smile just thinking about it.

Ralph's party is also good.

SugarLoveHeart · 08/02/2017 19:12

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SugarLoveHeart · 08/02/2017 19:11

Must have a look at Adele Parks. Yes, it's a pity LJ is marketed like chick lit. What is that other big write like? The one where they made the movie about the carer girl / guy who dies?

SugarLoveHeart · 08/02/2017 19:08

Have all of her books, my fave author! Bought her first book, Ralph's Party when it first came out. Have re-read Before I Met You.
Who else would be similar to LJ? While waiting for a new one from her!

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KurriKurri · 08/02/2017 19:01

Thank you both - I will download the two titles you mention and thank you for 'Adele Parks' recommendation Bestthingever off to look her up Smile

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Bestthingever · 08/02/2017 18:54

I love Lisa Jewell. The girls was a brilliant book. There's something about the setting that makes me think it will make a great movie. My particular favourite is 'The House we grew up in'. I think that's the title. It's about a mother whose hoarding destroys a family. I love the characters in her books . They are vivid and real. I also like Adele Parks, who is a similar kind of writer.

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KurriKurri · 08/02/2017 18:52

I was the same rookiemere - I thought she was chick lit, and only bought The Girls because it was on offer and I wanted a bit of easy reading. But it was much better than I had expected.

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rookiemere · 08/02/2017 18:43

I picked up The truth about Melody Brown on holiday and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought - assumed it would be easy chick lit but it was much better than that.