It’s the sort of places where kids come and go from each others’ houses and hang out in the garden on summer evenings.Īfter a neighbourhood party, where Clare drinks too much, thirteen-year-old Grace is found unconscious in the garden late at night. (NP)Ĭlare is mother to Grace and Pip, and they have moved into a new neighbourhood surrounding a communal garden square in London. I enjoyed the dark, suspenseful and at times emotional plot and the complex characters that make for a brilliant and absorbing thriller. I really loved this novel - the characters are well-developed and the author perfectly portrays their psychology and emotions, especially the grief of a mother over losing her child. As she spends more time with Poppy and investigates what happened to her mother who suddenly disappeared years before, Laurel finally finds out what really happened to her own daughter. But when Laurel meets Floyd’s daughter, Poppy, her world turns upside down because Poppy looks exactly like Ellie. When Ellie’s body is found, Laurel can have the closure she has been waiting for and life is on the up when she meets charming Floyd in a coffee shop and is quickly smitten. Ten years later, the police still think that Ellie ran away, Laurel and her husband are divorced, and she barely has a relationship with her two other children. Laurel is a mother of three, but her favourite child, as she often repeats throughout the novel, is the youngest, 15-year-old Ellie so when Ellie suddenly disappears Laurel’s world is shattered. Some of the scenes are disturbing and the atmosphere may be claustrophobic but you will find yourself completely glued to the pages as the author throws twist after twist. These three people are connected to the big house in Chelsea and they are looking for the truth and for their family. Twenty-four years later, a woman inherits a big house, a homeless woman tries to find her way back to England in the company of her two children and her dog, and a man remember a childhood that was far from normal. Three bodies are found in a big house in Chelsea, while in a room upstairs a baby is healthy and unharmed. If you are looking for a disturbing and chilling read, then the latest novel by Lisa Jewell is the read for you.

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