Lisa is a New York Times and Sunday Times number one bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two teenage daughters and the best dog in the world.

Talk about a novel that went on a bit too much only to become so boring and mundane. A novel with the most boring characters, none of whom I liked very much. Intriguing story? Yes. However, poorly executed.Jewell does a great job teasing out the mystery. As a reader, I constantly felt as though the plot could go in any direction. There were lots of red herrings thrown into the mix and, for the most part, they served the plot well. There were some aspects of the story that were too easily explained away by complicated coincidences and that frustrated me a little bit in the end, but a lot of the maybes also fit right in with Adrian’s sudden realization that his life is not as idyllic as he wants everyone to believe. Things seemed like maybe they could be sinister because he hadn’t been paying attention to warning signs all along. The stories of Lydia, Dean, and Robyn are each engrossing on their own; combined with the over-arching storyline of their father, they make for an irresistible read. Anyone who has ever pondered the nature of family or imagined finding a long-lost sibling will be captivated by The Making of Us. Shelf Awareness.com Adrian is the epitome of being one selfish, self-obsessed, and loquacious bastard. Always thinking the grass is greener on the other side. Never once reflecting how his actions may affect his ex-wives and children. Now alone and watching his ex-wives move on with their life with their careers and new companions, self-realizations being to occur.

In the early hours of a summer morning, a young woman steps into the path of an oncoming bus. A tragic accident? Or suicide? The story centered around a man, Adrian Wolfe, and his unique family situation. When the story started off, my heart broke for him. Here’s a guy that just lost his third wife. Yes . . . third. It’s hard to fathom, anyone could believe in love after two failed marriages, but this guy was convinced, he had finally found the one. The woman he was going to spend the rest of his life with. Adrian has been married to Maya a couple of years before she wanders drunkenly into the path of a London bus and is killed. He is distraught and seeks comfort in his other two families. Yes – that’s right –because Adrian, silly shambolic, selfish man has been married twice before. He left wife number 1 (Susie) and his two kids for Caroline who became wife number 2, bearing three children during their years together, then Caroline and kids were dumped for young, slim, beautiful Maya. They apparently all love each other, spend holidays together, regularly have family gatherings, the older kids babysit the younger ones. All is wonderful – until Maya is killed. Luke sighed and his cheeks twitched and hollowed as he considered his next point. “No. You don’t. If you cared you’d notice that Cat is stress-eating because she’s so unhappy. You’d notice that Pearl has no life and no friends and everyone thinks she’s weird. You’d notice that Otis is miserable and retreating into himself. You’d notice that I-” He stopped. I have been the second wife and a stepmother, so I was like "what? No! That poor woman!", knowing the complex dynamics it can all bring. But Adrian, in the book is in love with love, he happily drifts along seeing them as one big happy family.She closed her eyes, gripped the lamp post tighter as she felt her balance slip away from her. She smiled to herself. This was nice. All this color and darkness and noise and all these fascinating people. She should do this more often, she really should. Get out of it. Live a little. Go a bit nuts. A group of women were walking towards her. She stared towards them greedily. She could see each woman in triplicate. They were all so young, so pretty. She closed her eyes again as they passed by, her senses unable to contain their image any longer. Once they'd passed she opened her eyes. Read The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. Which findings of this 25-year study are reflected in the lives of each of the characters in The Third Wife? The Third Wife is a summer gem. The story is complex…the many characters well drawn... Readers of Donna Tartt and Tana French will recognize Jewell’s pacing for what it is: essential.” — New York Journal of Books I actually know other friends.. (Families of the '90's they called themselves)... that did just what these people did. This was the first book I have read by Lisa Jewell, so I wasn't at all sure of what to expect. I really enjoyed it. I found it to be very interesting from the start, and I liked getting to know the characters. Some of them were very flawed, yet still sympathetic and likable. There were parts of the the book that made me smile, and parts that brought tears to my eyes. I'll definitely be reading more by Jewell.

In what ways are Maya and Luke similar? What do you think sparked their connection with each other?

Her first novel, Ralph's Party, was the best- selling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has written another twenty novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls, Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and The Night She Disappeared.