A Family Matter by Claire Lynch (Independent Bookshop Edition with Sprayed Edges)

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A mother following her heart, a father with the law on his side, a child caught in the middle – an unputdownable debut about a family torn apart by secrets, prejudice and their own best intentions – for fans of Claire Keegan and Louise Kennedy. This is the independent bookshop paperback edition with sprayed edges.

Published 19 Mar 2026 (Preorder)
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About the Book…

A mother following her heart. A father with the law on his side. A child caught in the middle.

1982 Dawn is a young wife and mother hemmed in by village life. Then Hazel appears like a torch in the dark. Their attraction is instant and suddenly Dawn’s world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected.

2022 Maggie has always lived with an absence where her mother should be. Her father never speaks of her and it feels impossible to ask. Then an official letter arrives with news from the past, and Maggie must face a truth far bigger than just her family’s secret.

About the Author…

Claire Lynch has spent her career teaching literature in universities. She is the author of Small: On Motherhoods. She lives in Windsor with her wife and three daughters.
Binding

Paperback

Author

ISBN

9781529942354

Page Count

224

Published

19 Mar 2026

Publisher

Vintage

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