A Family Matter

No one need know about her mother's deviation

A mother following her heart
A father with the law on his side
A child caught in the middle

'I'll be thinking about it forever' Barbara Kingsolver
'Powerful ...smart and often heartbreaking' Guardian
A brilliant book Full of heart, sympathy and sadness Sara Pascoe
'I was caught up from the first page' Clare Chambers
'I am in awe... a must read' Jennie Godfrey
Beautifully written Good Housekeeping, Book of the Month

Its 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 cant find the words to tell her about it, or any of the other things hes been protecting her from for so long.

Its 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. Its the kind of connection thats impossible to resist, and suddenly Dawns world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected. But Dawn has responsibilities, she has commitments: Dawn has Maggie.

At once heart-breaking and hopeful, A Family Matter asks how we might heal from the wounds of the past, and what we might learn from them.

'A beautiful and tender exploration of parental love, prejudice and the things we carry' RACHEL JOYCE

Goodreads Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025

***READERS ARE IN LOVE WITH A FAMILY MATTER***
'I would rate this 10 stars if I could'
'Utterly brilliant, I was captivated from page one'
'This book had my whole heart and more'
'A beautiful, heartbreaking, important book'