Author(s): Kate Sawyer

Fiction

An ambitious new novel of family life past and present from the author of the Costa Book Awards shortlisted The Stranding.

''Intriguing, gripping, moving - this deserves to be HUGE.'' MARIAN KEYES

''Messy, complicated joyful characters and relationships that sneak into your heart and make you care ... a bittersweet, deftly woven, captivating portrayal of a mother and daughters.'' JENNIFER SAINT

''Beautiful and compelling ... the most complex of dynamics are handled with the lightest, deftest touch... masterful.'' LAURA KAY

''Every nuance of mother and daughters and sister relationships is vividly explored. Beautifully written, it expertly weaves the past with the present, building the tension, so you have to turn the pages.'' GEORGINA MOORE

''Kate Sawyer is an extraordinary, original writer... An immersive and absorbing read - I could not put this book down.'' ALIYA AL-AFZAL

''Unfolds like a great piece of theatre... The more I read, the harder it became to put down.'' BOBBY PALMER

''Captures the ebb and flow of family dynamics in Chekhovian detail... makes you want to call out, "wait for me!" as the end approaches and the characters depart.'' SUSANNAH WISE

''Fans of The Stranding, rest assured--This Family is every bit as good and then some. An absolute treat from start to finish.'' NATASHA CALDER

It is my dearest wish, that after so long apart, I am able to bring this family together for my wedding day.

This house. This family.

Mary has raised a family in this house. Watched her children play and laugh and bicker in this house. Today she is getting married in this house, with all her family in attendance.

The wedding celebrations have brought fractured family together for the first time in years: there''s Phoebe and her husband Michael, children in tow. The young and sensitive Rosie, with her new partner. Irene, Mary''s ex-mother-in-law. Even Emma, Mary''s eldest, is back for the wedding - despite being at odds with everyone else.

Set over the course of an English summer''s day but punctuated with memories from the past forty years of love and loss, hope and joy, heartbreak and grief, this is the story of a family. Told by a chorus of characters, it is an exploration of the small moments that bring us to where we are, the changes that are brought about by time, and what, despite everything, stays the same.

''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