The Family

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The Family was Louise's 5th Kindle, iBooks and Kobo Bestseller and it reached number 13 on the official Nielsen Paperback Charts. It received much praise in national newspapers and magazines including The Guardian describing it as 'A very good study of vulnerability.' 

Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offer her and her 17-year-old daughter Tilly a home.

But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen. When one of the community dies in suspicious circumstances Laura wants to leave but Tilly, enthralled by the charismatic leader, Alex, refuses to go.

Desperately searching for a way to save her daughter, Laura uncovers a horrifying secret but Alex and his family aren’t the only ones with something to hide. Just as Laura has been digging into their past, they’ve been digging into hers and she discovers the terrifying reason they invited her and Tilly in, and why they’ll never let them leave...

Could one mother’s mistake cost her daughter everything?

'Creepy & compelling, another great impossible-to-put-down thriller from the fabulous Louise Jensen.' B A Paris

‘A clever, addictive thriller about family, loss and lies. Packed full of secrets and twists, it will keep you guessing until the final page’ Alice Feeney

‘Wow! What a book. I loved it, the pace was fantastic and the relationship between Tilly and Laura was gripping and the love really stood out. I thought I had it all sussed, but didn’t see how neatly everyone was connected. This book is going to fly!Darren O’Sullivan

‘Cements Louise as the writer of beautiful, character-led, yet still page-turningly-good thrillers. This will (and should) be huge’ Louise Beech 

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