The Making Of Us by Lisa Jewell.

The Making of Us by Lisa Jewell.

Century, 2011.

Review by Laura Parish.

The Making Of Us is a wonderful, heartwarming story that had a original plot and likeable characters.

Maggie sits at the bedside of her friend Daniel, a dying man with a secret he’s kept most of his life.
Lydia is a self made woman but not before she escaped the small town she grew up in and the bad memories within.
Dean’s life falls apart in just one night. He’s lost and he doesn’t know what to do next.
Robyn has the life she has always wanted but when her mother hands her a file on her eighteenth birthday, something in her life shifts and she then has to search to find what’s missing.
Dean, Lydia and Robyn don’t know each other but they are all facing different challenges in their lives. When they find each other, everything starts to change and secrets are revealed.

I’ve not made a secret of the fact that, if I had to pick one of my favourite authors, Lisa would be very high up on my list. Therefore, I eagerly awaited this release. I found it to be a clever, original story that was both heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. There were interesting, endearing characters, the plot moves along well and it’s the first book in a while where I’ve read it in almost one sitting, not able to put it down (even when I should have been asleep.)

It may sound cheesy but the main problem I had with this book is that it ended. I wanted to further know what happened to all the characters after the last page.

It’s a page turner. I loved it (and not because I’m biased.)

You can keep up with news about Lisa at her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LisaJewellofficial

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.