We All Live Here
A Novel
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4.2 • 820 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family
“Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does.” —Jodi Picoult
Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A woman who pens relationship advice could sure use some herself in this smart, down-to-earth comedy-drama from superstar novelist Jojo Moyes. Author Lila Kennedy’s new book about keeping your marriage together was published two weeks after her husband left her. Lila is already stressed as she raises two daughters—a moody teen and a rambunctious eight-year-old—and tolerates her fussy widowed stepfather. As she struggles as a single parent, she gets an unexpected visit from her biological father, whose career as a TV actor has fallen into a slump and who needs a place to crash while pretending he’s still hip and successful. Moyes finds plenty of humor in this awkward family’s misadventures without shortchanging their feelings, and the result is clever, funny, and full of heart. Anybody who’s had to start over in life will laugh and cry along.
Customer Reviews
Delightful
Just the right mix of laughter and pulled heartstrings. A marvelous array of characters.
Just cannot finish
I'm only 20% through and can't get beyond the predictability. Not to mention lack of boundaries or any shred of self awareness from the protagonist. Moyes does paint the portrait of hurt divorced single mom very well, but there is no end in sight if you are looking for any bit of growth for the protagonist. And how many healthful meals must Bill prepare for her to make her point? Just had to call it.
Sorry it had to end…
 A story with so many different paths… I couldn’t read it fast enough…