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  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9780099559559
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99

The House We Grew Up In





The unforgettable story about a family with a secret at its core, from Top Ten bestseller Lisa Jewell, author of Ralph's Party, The Making of Us and Before I Met You.

An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True.
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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!'
***** 'A real page turner'
***** 'It's one of the very best books I've read this year.'
***** 'A fantastic novel'
***** 'Lisa Jewel is an amazing writer'

  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9780099559559
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell was born in London. Her first novel, Ralph’s Party, was the bestselling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has published another sixteen novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls and Then She Was Gone (both of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks) as well as I Found You and Watching You. Lisa is a top ten New York Times and number one Sunday Times bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, two cats, two guinea pigs and the best dog in the world.

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