Published by Scribner Genres: Contempory, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction
Format: ARC, eBook
Gripping, heartbreaking, beautifully written, hard to put down and thought provoking! A Family Matter deals with secrets, family, love, marriage, loss, and injustice to name a few. This book is told in two timelines, 1982 and 2022, and focuses on Heron a man who must tell his daughter, Maggie, who he raised primarily alone, about his diagnosis. They have a close relationship and speak daily but there is one thing in addition to his diagnosis that he has never told her…
“This is a day she has been waiting for all her life. Her chance to repay him. The one who loved her. The one who stayed.”
― Claire Lynch, A Family Matter
This was a fast read which I read in one sitting. I did not want to put this book about love, loss, and all the things in-between down. I felt for the characters and as I finished the book, I found that I wanted more. More of Claire Lynch’s beautiful writing, more time reconnecting, just more. That is a compliment, as I wanted to spend just a little bit longer with the characters. I wanted to spend time with Dawn, a mother who found love but lost a piece of her heart, a father who thought he was doing the right thing, and a daughter who is close with her father and finally learns the truth about A Family Matter.
This is a beautifully written book that had me feeling all kinds of emotions. I found myself highlighting several passages and thinking about the characters after I turned the last page.
Thank you to Scribner and goodreads who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
