We are roughly the same age and her first novel, Ralph’s Party, * which came out in 1999, reflected exactly what was happening in my life at the time. Lisa Jewell, along with Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella, Sophie Hannah, Clare Mackintosh and Bonkbuster novelists from the 80’s, fulfils my Best Book Criteria. You get the impression Jewell admires them, and although she can’t help disapproving of some of their actions and decisions, she celebrates their ability to find joy in adversity they find happiness, eventually, often in the darkest places.
It’s more than just a sympathetic presentation, she invests them with such humanity you can’t help falling in love with them. They can be unpleasant, unlikeable, frustrating in their poor decision making, but Jewell gifts them with a tangible life force. However, there is something magical about the way Jewell creates and shapes them. Lisa Jewell’s characters can be riddled with self-doubt, plagued by insecurities and tremendously flawed.
Not just thrillers but some wonderful, heartfelt stories of relationships and families. They are very lucky as there are a whole host of books in her back catalogue. In the meantime I am re-posting this for everyone who hasn’t yet discovered Lisa Jewell.
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