{"product_id":"a-family-matter-by-claire-lynch-9781784745844","title":"A Family Matter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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 \u003cem\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo one need know about her mother's deviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mother following her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\nA father with the law on his side.\u003cbr\u003e\nA child caught in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful ...smart and often heartbreaking\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA brilliant book... Full of heart, sympathy and sadness\u003c\/em\u003e - Sara Pascoe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eI was caught up from the first page\u003c\/em\u003e - Clare Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/em\u003e - Good Housekeeping, Book of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 2022, and Heron, an old man of quiet habits, has just had the sort of visit to the doctor that turns a life upside down. Sharing the diagnosis with Maggie, his only daughter, seems impossible. Heron just can't find the words to tell her about it, or any of the other things he's been protecting her from for so long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1982, and Dawn is a young wife and mother penned in by the expectations of her time and place. Then Hazel comes into her life like a torch in the dark. It's the kind of connection that's impossible to resist, and suddenly Dawn's world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected. But Dawn has responsibilities, she has commitments - Dawn has Maggie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once heart-breaking and hopeful, \u003cem\u003eA Family Matter\u003c\/em\u003e asks how we might heal from the wounds of the past, and what we might learn from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA beautiful and tender exploration of parental love, prejudice and the things we carry\u003c\/em\u003e - Rachel Joyce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoodreads Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS ARE IN LOVE WITH \u003cem\u003eA FAMILY MATTER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I would rate this 10 stars if I could'\u003cbr\u003e\n'Utterly brilliant, I was captivated from page one'\u003cbr\u003e\n'This book had my whole heart and more'\u003cbr\u003e\n'A beautiful, heartbreaking, important book'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803474677996,"sku":"9781784745844","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784745844.jpg?v=1757395326","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-family-matter-by-claire-lynch-9781784745844","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}