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.
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 an 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.
A Family Matter was a fairly quick read, but it packed a punch. Life was different in 1982, and I had a great deal of sympathy for Dawn. From her marriage to Herron and her relationship with Hazel, she just seemed to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. And the 2022 timeline had Herron and Maggie dealing with some pretty hard-hitting topics, including end-of-life conversations.
This book is for anybody who loves a good family drama.
Details:
- A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
- Pages: 240
- Publisher: Scribner
- Publication Date:6/3/2025
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