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The Making of Us: A Novel Paperback – August 14, 2012

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• Print length 416 pages
• Language English
• Publication date August 14, 2012
• Dimensions 5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches
• ISBN-10 1451609116
• ISBN-13 978-1451609110
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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books; Reprint edition (August 14, 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1451609116
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451609110
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches
• #1,473 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
• #1,968 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
• #2,458 in Contemporary Women Fiction

About the author

Lisa jewell.

LISA JEWELL was born in London in 1968.

Her first novel, Ralph's Party, was the best- selling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has written another twenty novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls, Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, The Family Remains and The Night She Disappeared, all of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks.

Lisa is a New York Times and Sunday Times number one bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over thirty languages. She lives in north London with her husband and two daughters.

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About the author.

Lisa Jewell is the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of nineteen novels, including  The Family Upstairs  and  Then She Was Gone , as well as  Invisible Girl  and  Watching You.  Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.

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• Publisher: Atria Books (August 14, 2012)
• Length: 416 pages
• ISBN13: 9781451609110

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Raves and Reviews

“Compelling and heartbreaking. . . . I couldn't put it down.”

– Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You

“Utterly brilliant!”

– Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mercy Close

“An engaging tale of choices made and not made, families lost and families gained, this should appeal to fans of Jewell’s work as well as such authors as Jodi Picoult.”

“Jewell’s moving novel immerses readers in the lives of these unique characters through the universal themes of family and a search for belonging. Jewell has written a compelling and entertaining novel.”

– Publishers Weekly

“Filled with heart and humor, this latest from British bestseller Jewell raises all those big questions about identity, family and fitting in.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“The stories of Lydia, Dean, and Robyn are each engrossing on their own; combined with the over-arching storyline of their father, they make for an irresistible read. Anyone who has ever pondered the nature of family or imagined finding a long-lost sibling will be captivated by The Making of Us.”

– Shelf Awareness.com

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Lisa Jewell | The Making of Us

The Book: 

The Making of Us by Lisa Jewell , 2011

The Characters: 

Lydia Dean  Robyn

The Plot (from Goodreads ):

Lydia, Dean, and Robyn don’t know one another. Yet. Each is facing difficult challenges. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is eighteen. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident of her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she’s failing her classes. Now she’s falling in love for the first time.

Lydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don’t know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It is a letter containing a secret—one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean.

The Ending:

Lydia met her Uncle Rod, and he was able to tell her what happened to her mother. Her dad got angry thinking that Glenys had cheated on him with Rod, and as they fought Glenys fell off the balcony and died. Lydia’s baby brother had died from SIDS. 

The Review: 

This was another book where I was pretty sure I’d read it before, but couldn’t remember at all what happened. Plus it was immediately available on Overdrive, so here we are!

I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell’s more recent thrillers, but I’ll read anything she has written. The Making of Us is one of her older family dramas, which she also does very well. She is a master of painting complex, compelling characters that draw you into their stories and make the reader eager to find out more about them. 

Read this if you liked: 

• A Million Reasons Why by Jessica Strawser
• Little Pieces of Me by Allison Hammer
• The Half Sister by Sandie Jones
• The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

Check out my reviews of Lisa Jewell ’s other books: 

• Invisible Girl
• Then She Was Gone
• The House We Grew Up In

Do you find yourself revisiting titles you’ve read in the past to remind yourself how they end? Or do you somehow keep a record of the endings to avoid re-reading? Talk to me in the comments!

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