This Family: The sweeping new novel of families and secrets from the Costa-shortlisted author of The Stranding

Kate Sawyer

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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An ambitious new novel of family life past and present from the author of the Costa Book Awards shortlisted The Stranding, for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard, Anne Tyler and Sorrow and Bliss.

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

Praise for This Family: The sweeping new novel of families and secrets from the Costa-shortlisted author of The Stranding

Friendship, rivalry, infidelity and the love that binds them all together are unpacked in this ambitious, immersive novel - Red Magazine
A hugely atmospheric, multi-layered family drama that sings with emotion - Good Housekeeping, *Book of the Month*
Taking place over a single summer's day and told by a tapestry of characters, here is a vivid, absorbing portrait of a fractured family who are drawn back together by a wedding. A domestic saga at its finest - inews

Kate Sawyer

Kate Sawyer worked as an actor and producer, and wrote several short films before turning her hand to fiction. Her debut novel, The Stranding, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, won the East Anglian fiction prize, was adapted for BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime and is being developed for TV by Fremantle and Afua Hirsch's production company Born In Me.

Kate is the host of Novel Experience, a weekly podcast where she talks to authors about their writing practices and the experiences that brought them to, through and beyond publication.

After twenty years living in London, she recently returned to her native East Anglia, where, as a solo mother by choice, she lives with her young daughter.