Last December, Jewell publishedWatching You, which netted major buzz among U.S. booksellers.
It has everything those who have become fans of the author would hope for.
Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London.
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Its happening, says the message.
The baby is back.
Libby Jones was only 6 months old when she became an orphan.
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Now 25, shes astounded to learn of an inheritance that will change her life.
What really happened in that rambling Chelsea mansion when they were children?
And are they still at risk?
EW can exclusively reveal the cover forThe Family Upstairsbelow.
Read on for more.The Family Upstairspublishes Oct. 22 and isavailable for pre-order.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I believeThe Family Upstairsmarks a full 20 years of being a published novelist for you.
Then I sort of realized that it wasnt 1998 at all, that it was 1999.
And then I forgot all about it.
So thank you for alerting me to the fact.
I think I might have to demand a party of some kind!
Its been very pure and positive.
I had a massive bestseller in 1999!
with my very first novel.
My name was kind of tainted in a way.
The Family Upstairsis another tale of dark family secrets.
And the beauty of writing about families with dark secrets is that families can be everywhere and anywhere.
And I love to write about houses.
Family is where every story in the world starts out.
Family is the crucible of all stories.
Whats the inspiration for Libby, Lucy, and Clemency?
Clemency is just a sidekick with a cool name, really.
What authors inspire you?I love Clare Mackintosh, Louise Candlish, Sabine Durrant, Tamar Cohen.
They never let me down.
But generally speaking it is individual books that inspire me rather than particular authors.
Any time I read an amazing book, Im inspired, regardless of who wrote it.
Whats the secret to delivering a good twist?
How did you come up with some of your favorites?Im terrible at twists.
