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A family matter : a novel / Claire Lynch.
"1982. Dawn is a young mother, still adjusting to life with her husband, when Hazel lights up her world like a torch in the dark. Theirs is the kind of connection that's impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected. But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter. 2022. Heron has just received news from his doctor that turns everything upside down. He's an older man, stuck in the habits of a quiet existence. Telling Maggie, his only child -- the person around whom his life has revolved -- seems impossible. Heron can't tell her about his diagnosis, just as he can't reveal all the other secrets he's been keeping from her for so many years. A Family Matter is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today."-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781668078891 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 224 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2025.
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| Genre: | Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Lynch | 31681010422715 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Follows Dawn, a young mother whose life-changing love affair in 1982 and her former partner Heronâs reckoning with illness and long-buried secrets in 2022, exploring the fragile bonds of family, identity, and forgiveness. - Baker & Taylor
"Family Matter is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today"-- Provided by publisher. - Simon and Schuster
A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ⢠âBurns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing.â âThe New York Times
A young wife following her heart. A husband with the law on his side. Their daughter, caught in the middle. Forty years later, a family secret changes everything in this âquietly heart-scorchingâ (Barbara Kingsolver) debut novel.
1982. Dawn is a young mother, still adjusting to life with her husband, when Hazel lights up her world like a torch in the dark. Theirs is the kind of connection thatâs impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected. But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter.
2022. Heron has just received news from his doctor that turns everything upside down. Heâs an older man, stuck in the habits of a quiet existence. Telling Maggie, his only childâthe person around whom his life has revolvedâseems impossible. Heron canât tell her about his diagnosis, just as he canât reveal all the other secrets heâs been keeping from her for so many years.
A Family Matter is an âintricately layered and infinitely nuancedâ (Oprah Daily) exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today.
