Every family has secrets. The Bird family buried theirs beneath a mountain of memories.
Lorelei Bird filled her cozy brick house with mementos, children’s art, glittering egg wrappers, and echoes of laughter. Her four children grew up surrounded by warmth, chaos, and her boundless love. But one Easter weekend, a single devastating event shattered their perfect world.
Years later, Lorelei lives alone among the relics of the past, her home collapsing under the weight of everything she could not let go. When her grown children return, each must confront the ghosts that have haunted them since that long-ago spring and decide whether forgiveness can survive the truth.
From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, The House We Grew Up In is a poignant, layered portrait of love, loss, and the ties that bind.
