The Girls: The gripping Richard and Judy Book Club pick

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Historic events are bought into the story and with each twist and turn, my suspicions as to who was responsible kept changing.

Families with secrets, teenage love, green-eyed monsters, and an unresolved 15 year old murder of a young girl that was killed in this very garden make for a captivating story that I found hard to put down. The ending itself is not completely satisfying although it did not ruin the story for me or anything. We love Lisa Jewell for her dark and twisty thriller books and could not resist ranking our favorites. I would recommend to anyone looking for a quick suspense story that is milder on the graphics and triggers. Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart, you’re shaking my confidence daily,” giving a showgirl kick at the doorway and wiggling his large bottom just once before disappearing.

Meg is the practical one, Beth is the dreamy one, one of the twins is the mischief-maker, while the other half being the thoughtful one. This fantastic book is really about chemistry – human chemistry, and what happens when something is dropped into a previously stable mix of ingredients; something that will turn the entire brew into something unpredictable, toxic, and explosive.

Unlikeable characters that change on a dime and everything happening at warp speed would be bad enough, but I would almost suggest the author is irresponsible in her flighty treatment of some really heavy stuff.

And the absence of thriller type violence was welcome - what happened to Clare was the only actually violent crime - nobody gets tied up whilst threatened (unconvincingly) with a knife. Just add a beautiful ending where justice is tempered with mercy and you will feel you got back in the garden. The book was a quick and enjoyable read with fascinating characters, each showing their unique personalities. Gradually, Grace develops a crush on Leo, who seems happy to play the genial father-figure to his daughters’ friends.

From the very beginning we know something terrible has happened, which lends an ominous air to all that follows. She is however performing dismally in class and is also getting to know what it means to fall in love for the very first time. Immediately lured by Bee's lavish jewelries and exquisite bottles of Pierre-Jouet, the innocent Ana finds herself plunging into her late sister’s crazy lifestyle.I see this one really being popular with many readers and I'm glad I was able to get my hands on it and share it with others early on. This was a gripping tale from Lisa Jewell, an author I'm not familiar with, but I would certainly read more from her. Rachel Rimmer is shocked to discover that her husband has been found dead in his cellar and Rachel has to answer questions that delve into Michael’s past. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. When reports of a missing cat and a distant country cottage emerge, Ana raises numerous questions about the sister she thought she knew.

The readers will feel the tension between each of these characters and the strong bonds which come from families. DISCLOSURE: I listened to the audiobook of The Girls (previously titled The Girls in the garden) by Lisa Jewell, narrated by Colleen Prendergast and the author's daughter Amelie Jewell, published by Audible Audio, via Overdrive. With the help of a map of the communal complex on the first page of the book we were able to picture the characters homes and where the events took place within the book. Lisa Jewell is a British New York Times, Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of popular fiction.

We then go back in time to fill in the events that brought us here, mainly from Pip (sister to Grace who was found unconscious), Adele (mother of friends of Pip and Grace’s who also like in the Garden), and Clare (mother to Pip and Grace). She discovers that he may have been involved in the mysterious death of another girl 30 years earlier. She manages to piece everything together to the point that she knows exactly who did it and how and 90% of why. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school.