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
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 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
'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
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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