A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

A mother following her heart. A father with the law on his side. A child caught in the middle. 1982 Dawn 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. 2022 Maggie 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. REVIEWS "Lynch’s debut burns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing."' ― New York Times "Affecting... Distilling sadness and hope , Lynch movingly weighs the gifts and costs of the era into which a person is born." ― Mail on Sunday "I was caught up from the first page, and completely taken aback by this story of restraint and 'civilised' behaviour, and things unsaid. I loved it." ― Clare Chambers PRODUCT DETAILS Paperback Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 978-1529942354 Pages: 224