{"product_id":"9781784745844","title":"A Family Matter","description":"Author: Lynch, Claire\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784745844\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA completely unputdownable debut novel that tells the story of one family torn apart by secrets, prejudice and their own best intentions, for readers of \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one need know about her mother's deviation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mother following her heart\u003cbr\u003eA father with the law on his side\u003cbr\u003eA child caught in the middle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'll be thinking about it forever' \u003cb\u003eBarbara Kingsolver \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful ...smart and often heartbreaking' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant book... Full of heart, sympathy and sadness' \u003cb\u003eSara Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was caught up from the first page' \u003cb\u003eClare Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eI am in awe... a must read' \u003cb\u003eJennie Godfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1982 \u003c\/b\u003eDawn is a young wife and mother hemmed in by village life. Then Hazel appears like a torch in the dark. Their attraction is instant and suddenly Dawn's world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 \u003c\/b\u003eMaggie has always lived with an absence where her mother should be. Her father never speaks of her and it feels impossible to ask. Then an official letter arrives with news from the past, and Maggie must face a truth far bigger than just her family's secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once heart-breaking and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eA Family Matter\u003c\/i\u003e asks how we might heal from the wounds of the past, and what we might learn from them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful and tender exploration of parental love, prejudice and the things we carry' RACHEL JOYCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodreads Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***READERS ARE IN LOVE WITH \u003ci\u003eA FAMILY MATTER***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I would rate this 10 stars if I could'\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly brilliant, I was captivated from page one'\u003cbr\u003e'This book had my whole heart and more'\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, heartbreaking, important book'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792515088542,"sku":"UBD-9781784745844","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784745844.jpg?v=1780915446","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784745844","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}