LoveReading Says
Elegant, intimate, and told over the course of a single summer’s day, Kate Sawyer’s This Family is heart-achingly engaging, with a chorus of voices contributing to its magic.
It’s Mary’s wedding day and, after a long time apart, all her children have gathered in the house they grew up in. With the warm glow of nostalgia, reminiscences and love flecked with anger, regret and grief, the rhythmic pace has an enchanting effect. Immensely moving, and true-to-life messy, Sawyer’s writing conjures that unique, aching feeling of being part of a quietly momentous occasion.
After becoming utterly invested in every nuance of the characters’ lives and relationships, effectively given a seat at their kitchen table, leaving their company will most likely leave you feeling bereft, but also enriched and all the wiser for having met them. Beautiful and bittersweet, This Family is a dazzler.
Joanne Owen
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This Family Synopsis
The sweeping novel of families and secrets, for fans of Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Sorrow and Bliss...
'Intriguing, gripping, moving' MARIAN KEYES
'A multi-layered family drama that sings with emotion' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A smart yet tender page-turner' ERIN KELLY
Mary 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
'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
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529340754 |
| Publication date: |
29th February 2024 |
| Author: |
Kate Sawyer |
| Publisher: |
Coronet an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
404 pages |
| Primary Genre |
General Fiction
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Kate Sawyer Press Reviews
Friendship, rivalry, infidelity and the love that binds them all together are unpacked in this ambitious, immersive novel - Red Magazine
'A vivid, family saga, rich in character and detail.' ERICKA WALLER
'A masterfully composed, perfectly observed family chronicle that feels utterly real in its evocations of grief, anger and love.' EMMA HUGHES
'Brilliantly plotted, deftly written and oozing with sophisticated style... It's what everyone will be reading this summer.' ANNIE GARTHWAITE
'A compelling portrait of modern family politics... A must read for anybody ( everybody!) who's loved and despaired over their nearest and dearest. I loved it.' AINGEALA FLANNERY
'Extraordinary. So elegant, compelling and beautifully written... a vivid and insightful exploration of the complexities of sisterhood, adulthood, desire and grief.' DAISY BUCHANAN
'This Family will reaffirm your faith in all the ways that love can be true.' BUKI PAPILLON
'A sensitive, lyrical family saga... This will be a huge hit.' REBECCA PERT
'A gorgeous novel, peppered with the nostalgic joy and tension of one messy family.' POLLY CROSBY
'... demands to be experienced... A glorious, sweeping family saga from one of the most exciting novelists of recent times.' JESS MOOR
'The intimacy of a family with all its complications is a quietly devastating read. Loved it.' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN
'A beautiful novel, quiet and profound' KAREN ANGELICO
