Questions About The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)

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Does the ending seem to imply that Henry will go on the Africa trip so can kill Phin?

Anne

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Anyone else puzzled by this blurb up top?: Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists on the streets of southern France when she receives an urgent text message. Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London. It’s happening, says the message. The baby is back.

Amy

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Did anyone else notice that Henry showed Lucy that he had bugged Libby’s phone and they listened in on her conversation with Clemency? So that means Lucy was okay with it?

David Homer Yes very strange. Lucy would have known her brother had bugged her daughter's phone. Difficult conversation really,

"Hey Libby, can I look at your pho…moreYes very strange. Lucy would have known her brother had bugged her daughter's phone. Difficult conversation really,

"Hey Libby, can I look at your phone?"

"Why?"

"Nothing... just need to quickly..."

"Are you deleting an app?"

"Yes, Libby I'm deleting this app so creepy Uncle Henry can't keep looking at all the nudes you've been sending to Miller Roe."

"All, good plan. Thanks Mum."

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Did anyone else find it odd that they made the journalist Miller Roe a love interest for Libby? He would have been 25 - 30 years older than her.

David Homer Agree with Susan Jennings, he picked the story up (for some unknown reason) 21 years after it happened, and I think it says he was in his 20s / early …moreAgree with Susan Jennings, he picked the story up (for some unknown reason) 21 years after it happened, and I think it says he was in his 20s / early 30s.

I was more concerned how she portrayed Libby. If you swapped the genders over can you imagine a male lead character saying

"He looked at her, he didn't like the way she dressed. He just about resisted the urge to go over and adjust her clothes. And she was fat, he looked at her stomach wobble. And he didn't like her tattoos. He didn't like her mother. He didn't like that she'd already been married. But still, there was something there..."

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Do you think Phin bought the house? Lisa wrote just someone from South Africa but no name.