# A Friend of the Family

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- Book: [A Friend of the Family](https://www.bookquiver.com/lisa-jewell/a-friend-of-the-family) ([A Friend of the Family.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/lisa-jewell/a-friend-of-the-family.md))
- Authors: [Lisa Jewell](https://www.bookquiver.com/lisa-jewell)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4191-623-1
- Published: 2005-08-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Meet the Londons, a family in need of a friend ... Gerry and Bernie London are proud parents of Tony, Sean and Ned, three wayward lads whose lives have suddenly reached crisis points: Newly divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he really shouldn't; prize-winning novelist Sean's got a hot new girlfriend and a dose of writer's block; and Ned's just back from Australia, without the girl he took with him - or a clue what he's going to do with his life. If that wasn't enough for one household, the Londons also have a new lodger - a mysterious rockabilly called Gervase. Will he turn out to be a friend - or foe - to the family?