Lisa Jewell (born 19 July 1968) is a British author of popular fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party), and later Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, The Family Remains, Invisible Girl and The Night She Disappeared.

Her latest book None of This Is True was published in July 2023.

Jewell was born in London and educated at St. Michael's Catholic Grammar School in Finchley, north London, leaving school after one day in the sixth form to do an art foundation course at Barnet College followed by a diploma in fashion illustration at Epsom School of Art & Design.

She worked in fashion retail for several years, namely Warehouse and Thomas Pink.

After being made redundant, Jewell accepted a challenge from her friend, Yasmin Boland, to write three chapters of a novel in exchange for dinner at her favourite restaurant. Those three chapters were eventually developed into Jewell's debut novel Ralph's Party, which then became the UK's bestselling debut novel in 1999.

In 2008 she was awarded the Melissa Nathan Award For Comedy Romance for her novel 31 Dream Street.

She currently lives in Swiss Cottage, London with her husband Jascha, and 2 daughters.

Novels

• Ralph's Party (1999)
• Thirtynothing (2000)
• One Hit Wonder (2001)
• A Friend of the Family (2004)
• Vince and Joy (2005)
• 31 Dream Street (2007)
• Roommates Wanted (2008) – alternative title for 31 Dream Street
• The Truth About Melody Browne (2009)
• After The Party (2010)
• The Making of Us (2011)
• Before I Met You (2012)
• The House We Grew Up In (2013)
• The Third Wife (2014)
• The Girls (aka The Girls in the Garden) (2015)
• I Found You (2016)
• Then She Was Gone (2017)
• Watching You (2018)
• The Family Upstairs (2019)
• Invisible Girl (2020)
• The Night She Disappeared (2021)
• The Family Remains (2022)
• None of This is True (2023)

*A #1 New York Times Bestseller*

Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her.

And then she was gone.

Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed.

So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away.

Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie.

And now, the unanswered questions she has tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance?

Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?