“you are the only woman I have ever met who I would want to be in a little house with, do you see? Other women make me want to get on boats and run away. You, you make me want to stay somewhere, so that I can see your face everyday. So that I can hold you everyday and watch you grow older. You make me want to be an adult man. You make me want to settle down.”

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.