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The House We Grew Up In (2014)

di Lisa Jewell

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Fiction. Literature. Meet the picture-perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys, one an adventurous troublemaker, the other his slighter, more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet, gangly man, but it's their beautiful, free-spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favoriteâ??craft supplies too. She hangs all of the children's art, to her husband's chagrin. Then one Easter weekend, a tragedy so devastating occurs that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear the family apart. Years pass and the children have become adults, while Lorelei has become the county's worst hoarder. She has alienated her husband and children and has been living as a recluse. But then something happens that beckons the Bird family back to the house they grew up inâ??to finally understand the events of that long-ago Easter weekend and to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of… (altro)
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An illuminating look at not just hoarding and how it affects all members of a family, but the intricate relationships between those family members. The story went unexpected places, but the characters made it an enjoyable and touching ride. ( )
  pancak | Mar 4, 2024 |
Best for:
Fans of books about families with serious challenges to overcome and issues to resolve.

In a nutshell:
Lorelei loves Easter. Until her youngest son dies by suicide one Easter Sunday, pushing a family already on the brink over the edge.

Worth quoting:
N/A (Audio book)

Why I chose it:
I’ve enjoyed her mystery / thrillers and saw reviews that said this one was a little different.

What it left me feeling:
Hopeful.

Review:
CN: Suicide, ill mental health (specifically hoarding)

Lorelei has four children with her husband Colin - Meghan, Beth, Rory and Rhys. We learn early on that Lorelei has a love of Easter - it’s her holiday, and she loves hiding easter eggs. We also get an early glimpse into what eventually devolves into serious mental illness - her need to gather up the foil wrappers from the candy for some amorphous future need.

Using her usual style of jumping back and forth through time and providing us the perspectives of multiple characters, Jewell tells a story of a family torn apart by the suicide of the youngest child Rhys. How a family can drift apart, how new bonds can form, and how betrayals don’t have to be the final word in a relationship.

Jewell does a lovely job of showing the mental illness challenges of Lorelei as she struggles with her inability to discard or dispose of anything. How it impact her relationships with her children, her husband, and her later partner. It’s heartbreaking to read but I appreciate how Jewell shows how it impacts loved ones while also caring for the main person who is harmed by it: Lorelei herself.

As other reviews note, this is not the same murder mystery thriller one finds in Jewell’s other books, but it still feels like a Jewell book, and it is well worth reading.

Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:
Donate it. ( )
  ASKelmore | Jun 5, 2023 |
An interesting read but with a lot of underlying sadness ( )
  LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 |
I'M SORRY LISA JEWELL I THOUGHT YOU WERE A PERFECT AUTHOR WHO COULD DO NO WRONG but this was...boring. Sad, yes. Heartwrenching? no. ( )
  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |
First of all, I would like to preface this review by saying that usually I am a big Lisa Jewell fan & previous reads by her such as The Family Upstairs & Then She Was Gone I have thoroughly enjoyed. In the case of this book, unfortunately I did not enjoy it and ultimately, the keyword I would use to describe it? Sad. It was a sad book about a sad family who all had their own issues , the hoarding element of the book I just felt sorry for the character. I wish there had been a happier ending for them all. ( )
  sazruth | Apr 5, 2022 |
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Fiction. Literature. Meet the picture-perfect Bird family: pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and towheaded twins Rory and Rhys, one an adventurous troublemaker, the other his slighter, more sensitive counterpart. Their father is a sweet, gangly man, but it's their beautiful, free-spirited mother Lorelei who spins at the center. In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favoriteâ??craft supplies too. She hangs all of the children's art, to her husband's chagrin. Then one Easter weekend, a tragedy so devastating occurs that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear the family apart. Years pass and the children have become adults, while Lorelei has become the county's worst hoarder. She has alienated her husband and children and has been living as a recluse. But then something happens that beckons the Bird family back to the house they grew up inâ??to finally understand the events of that long-ago Easter weekend and to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of

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