We All Live Here

A Novel

De: Jojo Moyes

Narrado por: Jenna Coleman

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.

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Praise for We All Live Here:

“No one writes women of a certain age better than Jojo Moyes—reminding us that we matter, even when the world tries to make us invisible. It takes a master of the craft to catalog the messy vicissitudes of life in a way that both haunts and validates the reader’s own experiences, and her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story.”
—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of By Any Other Name

“Jojo Moyes is as wise, funny, and glorious as ever with We All Live Here. She never ever disappoints.”
—Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of None of This Is True

“Warm, witty, and wonderful. We All Live Here is a story of family and friendship, of love, compassion, and, most importantly, a timely reminder of what truly matters most. The kind of book you smile at while reading.”
—Chris Whitaker, New York Times–bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark

“Hilarious . . . believable and funny . . . Moyes combines the warmth of an Annabel Monaghan rom-com with the humanity of a Catherine Newman novel, creating a story that will provoke tears and laughter. [We All Live Here is] a moving, realistic look at one woman’s postdivorce family life that manages to be both poignant and funny.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Bighearted and funny, a story about mistakes, forgiveness, and moving on . . . about family—what defines it, how it morphs, how it hurts us, how it sustains us.”
—Star Tribune

“We All Live Here is so funny, touching, and full of wisdom: Jojo Moyes at her very best.”
—Sophie Kinsella, New York Times–bestselling author of The Burnout

“The best book she has ever written . . . mature, compassionate, wise.”
—Marian Keyes, internationally bestselling author of My Favorite Mistake

I soo loved it!

I would love this to become a movie..
and jean... must be played by Mel Gibson! xxx

great characters

I love the old guys still living large! I really love the lessons about ❤️. The whole book is a lesson in seeing things from the others perspective

So relatable to everyone

I just loved the storyline, the narration and the interaction between each characters made it perfect human drama!

Character development

Loved the reality of the characters and the humorous and touching moments. Loved it all!

It was real life.

I like how it all worked out. All the characters came together. I will share this book with my friends and family.

Totally engaging read

Just loved this story. It was wonderful and the narration perfect. Hope they turn this one into a movie or series. Couldn’t stop listening for a minute.

Another Enjoyable Novel by Jojo

4.5 Stars. Full transparency: I am a huge fan of Jojo Moyes. I love her writing and adore her characters and the predicaments they find themselves in. And while this book does have moments of "we've seen this before," I still enjoyed the read.

It centers on the protagonist Lila, an author whose last book was a huge seller, enabling her to purchase a house that is now way too big and in need of repair. Meanwhile, her husband Dan just left her for a much younger woman who has a child of her own and one on the way so Lila can't count on him for any financial support. Also, with the recent death of her mother, it's decided (why whom, she can't recall) that her lonely stepdad Bill must move in with her, making the house seem small now, with her two girls, Violet and Celie, trying their best to grow up amidst the chaos (while also creating said chaos). And let's not forget landscape gardener Jensen, hired by Bill to restore the backyard, an act that Lila cannot afford.

While Lila copes with this chaos, in walks her actual dad Gene, an over-the-hill American actor who has fallen on hard times (although he won't actually admit it) but needs a place to stay while he finds work on this side of the pond.

Lila's life is in a constant state of agitation, whether it's calming her teenager Celie, yelling at Gene for abandoning her mom and her, falling in love with a parent at her kids' school who turns out not to be the prince she envisioned, writing a new book that her agent demands she make sexier, or not recognizing the goodness of Jensen.

Some may find this novel a bit predictable; I did, too. But Lila is an engaging protagonist and her situations are fun and entertaining.

I still love Jojo Moyes' work. It always elicits the deepest emotions in me.

Another delightful excursion with JoJo.

Well written characters getting into various conundrums. As always, JoJo helps them each find their way.

Relatable characters with real life “stuff”!

Life is so full of stuff , stuff we hide and don’t want to talk about , stuff that’s fun but you’re afraid won’t last. Great story about all the stuff that happens as we grow older and captivating characters that draw you in - you cheer for them to make it through!

Funny and Charming

I could see this becoming a movie. Quirky and entertaining. Fun characters and well expressed emotions. Lovely written female protagonist.