The Making of Us - Softcover

Jewell, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 009955724X ISBN 13: 9780099557241

Publisher: Random House UK, 2012

Synopsis

In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand and she listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and to his secrets. And then he tells her about the children he has never met and never will. He talks of them wistfully. His legacy, he calls them.

Lydia, Dean and Robyn don't know each other. Yet. And they are all facing difficult changes. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood and although she is wealthy and successful, her life is lonely and disjointed. Dean is a young man, burdened with unexpected responsibility, whose life is going nowhere. And Robyn wants to be a doctor, just like her father - a man she's never met. But is her whole life built on an illusion?

Three people leading three very different lives. All lost. All looking for something. But when they slowly find their way into each other's lives, everything starts to change ...

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Jewell was born and raised in north London, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. Her first novel, Ralph's Party, was the bestselling debut of 1999. She is also the author of Thirtynothing, One-Hit Wonder, Vince & Joy, A Friend of the Family, 31 Dream Street, The Truth About Melody Browne and, most recently, After the Party, all of which have been Sunday Times bestsellers. To find out more more about the author visit her website at www.lisa-jewell.co.uk

From the Back Cover

'Jewell has completely upped her game with this beautifully observed novel.' 5 stars, heat


In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand and she listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and to his secrets. And then he tells her about the children he has never met and never will. He talks of them wistfully. His legacy, he calls them.

Lydia, Dean and Robyn don't know each other. Yet. And they are all facing difficult changes. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood and although she is wealthy and successful, her life is lonely and disjointed. Dean is a young man, burdened with unexpected responsibility, whose life is going nowhere. And Robyn wants to be a doctor, just like her father - a man she's never met. But is her whole life built on an illusion?

Three people leading three very different lives. All lost. All looking for something. But when they slowly find their way into each other's lives, everything starts to change ...

'Lisa Jewell has a unique gift for creating original, complex characters who actually resemble people we might know. The Making Of Us is compelling, clever, humane and heartbreaking.' Jojo Moyes

'A spirited novel of identity, love and loss.' Woman & Home

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009955724X
• ISBN 13: 9780099557241
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 483