When she is 25 years old, Libby inherits a large but disheveled house on 16 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, London. The fact that she is the sole owner of a large expensive house confuses her.
Even more confusing for her, is the unveiling if the names of her biological parents, which she never knew as she was adopted. The house she inherits has a very sinister and sad past; Twenty five years earlier, the London police got a tip to go to the house, because a family drama had taken place there. The cops who arrived a the house, found three lifeless bodies, a suicide note, and a baby, who was Libby. The baby was in good health, but research by the police showed that there must have been more children who have lived a the house. Where have the other children gone too? And who where the parents of the found baby?
The story of The Family Upstairs has two more narrators beside Libby. Lucy, a 40 year old homeless mother with two young children and a dog who just tries to survive, and you wonder what she has to do in connection to Libby's story. But in the end, you find out. Henry is the third narrator who tells the reader a large portion of the story. He was the son of the original family who owned the house in Chelsea. He had to watch while his home and family were turned upside down and their lifestyle completely changed when David Thomson and his family come to stay, and took over, broke and tormented everyone's life.
The Family Upstairs is a mysterious and dramatic thriller, told from three different time periods over the chapter by three different people. The story gives you goosebumps and the cold chills, especially during the last chapters, when Henry gives more detailed views of what took place at his childhood home, and when he steps into Libby's life later on in a very creepy way..
Without giving away any more spoilers, this is a must read book if you have read previous books by Lisa Jewell, or if you haven't it is a good author to put on your reading list. The books by Lisa Jewell are always full of unexpected twist and turns and this book is no exception. I loved how the storyline was set up, and the cast of characters was just brilliant. I recommend it!
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