{"product_id":"a-family-matter","title":"A Family Matter","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784745844\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one need know about her mother's deviation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A mother following her heart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A father with the law on his side\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A child caught in the middle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'll be thinking about it forever' \u003cb\u003eBarbara Kingsolver \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful ...smart and often heartbreaking' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant book... Full of heart, sympathy and sadness' \u003cb\u003eSara Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was caught up from the first page' \u003cb\u003eClare Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eI am in awe... a must read' \u003cb\u003eJennie Godfrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41625975423109,"sku":"PR396838","price":51.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNX92NQ8HGUP.jpg?v=1778426424","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/a-family-matter","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}