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Author: Sawyer, Kate

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 29 February 2024 by Hodder & Stoughton (Coronet Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 416 pages
197 x 130 x 32 | 362g

A sweeping novel of families and secrets, for fans of Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Sorrow and Bliss’A multi-layered family drama that sings with emotion’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’A smart yet tender page-turner’ ERIN KELLYMary has raised a family in this house. She’s watched her daughters play and laugh and bicker in its rooms. And now, on a late summer’s day, she’s getting married here . . . and has summoned her fractured family to celebrate.

In the place that’s been a sanctuary for some and a battleground for others, the long-awaited reunion unfolds. But as each guest’s memories, secrets and tensions rise to the surface, can the festivities help mend broken bonds and heal bruised hearts, or are some things impossible to forgive – even when it’s family?’Immersive and beautifully written’ RED’Intriguing, gripping, moving’ MARIAN KEYES’Unfolds like a great piece of theatre’ BOBBY PALMER’Beautifully rendered’ DAILY EXPRESS’Absorbing and unexpected’ REBECCA WAIT’Guaranteed to keep you on your tiptoes’ METRO’A warmly emotional read’ DAILY MAIL