Henry Lamb’s point-of-view is told in first person and in the past, explaining what happened in the house that Libby has now just inherited. The reader learns that Lucy intends to go back to England because of “the baby’s” 25th birthday. Lucy’s point-of-view is also written in third person and in the present where the reader learns about how and why Lucy, her children, and her dog are homeless and are trying to get out of France and back to England. Libby knows nothing of her birth family and sets out on a journey of self-discovery to find out who she really is and what happened in the home she was born in. Libby’s point-of-view is written in third person and in the present where the reader learns that on her 25th birthday, she inherits the house of her biological parents. The story follows three different narrators: Libby Jones, Lucy Lamb, and Henry Lamb. The Family Upstairs, which published in 2019, is written by well-known British author, Lisa Jewell.
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