THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR

BY SALLY HEPWORTH

I just finished reading “The Family Next Door” by Sally Hepworth, one of my favourite authors. Here are my thoughts.
This is a story about three families that live on the same street. They have children and their own past mistakes are haunting them in different ways. The husbands are secondary characters but important in their own way. One of the characters, Essie has a history or depression and so her mother (Barbara) helps her ALOT. When Essie befriends the new neighbour, Isabelle, things get interesting. Isabelle is single and young and has a connection to Essie that is slowly revealed througout the book.
The other women have issues to deal with as well: betrayal, family roles, secrets, infidelity. For the most part, by the end of the novel, things are tied up with pretty satisfactorily.
I like Sally Hepworth books because they are well written with interesting characters that all serve a purpose in the book. There are enough secrets revealed and information given throughout the book that make the reader want to keep turning the page.
There was one part that made me feel icky and it had to do with the reason why Essie felt so connected to Isabelle. But, besides that, I enjoyed this book. While it is not my favourite Sally Hepworth novel, it is definately worth reading



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