Jewell Lisa
Jewell Lisa - The House We Grew Up In A Novel - Paperback
Jewell Lisa - The House We Grew Up In A Novel - Paperback
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Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone comes an unforgettable saga that follows the Bird family and how one tragedy ripples throughout their lives for years. Meet the picture - perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg dreamy Beth and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys one an adventurous troublemaker the other his slighter more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet gangly man but it's their beautiful free - spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies too. She hangs all of the children's art to her husband's chagrin. Then one Easter weekend a tragedy so devastating occurs that almost imperceptibly it begins to tear the family apart. Years pass and the children have become adults while Lorelei has become the county's worst hoarder. She has alienated her husband and children and has been living as a recluse. But then something happens that beckons the Bird family back to the house they grew up in to finally understand the events of that long - ago Easter weekend and to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.
Title: The House We Grew Up In A Novel
Author(s): Jewell Lisa
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9781476776866
Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/28/2015
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone comes an unforgettable saga that follows the Bird family and how one tragedy ripples throughout their lives for years. Meet the picture - perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg dreamy Beth and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys one an adventurous troublemaker the other his slighter more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet gangly man but it's their beautiful free - spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies too. She hangs all of the children's art to her husband's chagrin. Then one Easter weekend a tragedy so devastating occurs that almost imperceptibly it begins to tear the family apart. Years pass and the children have become adults while Lorelei has become the county's worst hoarder. She has alienated her husband and children and has been living as a recluse. But then something happens that beckons the Bird family back to the house they grew up in to finally understand the events of that long - ago Easter weekend and to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.
Title: The House We Grew Up In A Novel
Author(s): Jewell Lisa
Publisher: Atria Books
Barcode: 9781476776866
Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/28/2015
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
