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About Lisa Jewell
English author of popular fiction
Lisa Jewell is an English author of popular fiction, known for novels that have reached a wide general readership. Her work spans from Ralph’s Party in 1999 to Don’t Let Him In in 2025. She first came to prominence with Ralph’s Party and has continued to publish steadily, including Thirtynothing, After the Party, Then She Was Gone, Watching You, The Family Upstairs, Invisible Girl, and None of This Is True. Her fiction often centers on relationships, family life, and the tensions hidden beneath ordinary settings.
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Books by Lisa Jewell
Then She Was Gone
2018
The Family Upstairs
2019
Vince and Joy
2006
Watching you
2018
The Third Wife
2015