The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell
The Family Upstairs is a psychological thriller by Lisa Jewell, first published in Britain by Century (Random House UK) on 8 August 2019, ahead of the Atria Books American edition of 5 November 2019. A young woman inherits a Chelsea townhouse and investigates its dark past.
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- 2
- First edition
- Century, 2019
- First published
- Century, 2019
The first edition of The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell was published in London by Century in 2019. We track 2 editions.
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- 12 on Open Library, 7 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Family Upstairs?
The first edition of The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell was published in London by Century in 2019.
How many editions of The Family Upstairs are there?
We track 2 editions of The Family Upstairs, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Family Upstairs (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Family Upstairs, NetGalley UK, 2019 (netgalley.co.uk)
- Book Review: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell, NovelKicks, 2019 (novelkicks.co.uk)
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