The release date for the English version of 'The House We Grew Up In' by
Lisa Jewell is Aug 2014. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Get to know the Bird clan. Their home is a honey-colored mansion in a picture-perfect town in the Cotswolds, with sprawling, messy gardens all around. Together, the fanciful Beth, the pragmatic Meg, and the tow-headed twins, Rhys and Rory, enjoy home-cooked dinners every night while attending the local school. Their father, Colin, is a kind, gangly guy with floppy hair and round-framed, owlish spectacles that nevertheless give him the appearance of a teenager. Lorelei, their mother, is a beautiful hippie who lives in the present now. She also adds sparkles to her kids' life at every turn.
Then tragedy calls one Easter weekend. The incident is so terrible that the family is being torn apart almost imperceptibly. The kids grow up, form new connections, and lead independent lives as the years go by. Before long, it seems that they have never shared a familial unit at all. However, something occurs that draws them back to their childhood home and the events of that long-ago Easter weekend.
The House We Grew Up In is a gripping tale of a family's quest to reestablish long-forgotten tranquility and discover the many mysteries concealed inside the cracks and crevices of their house, told in exquisite, perceptive writing that digs deeply into the hearts and minds of its protagonists.